Reliability of data on caesarean sections in developing countries

OBJECTIVE: To examine the reliability of reported rates of caesarean sections from developing countries and make recommendations on how data collection for surveys and health facility-based studies could be improved. METHODS: Population-based rates for caesarean section obtained from two sources: De...

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Main Authors: Cynthia K. Stanton, Dominique Dubourg, Vincent De Brouwere, Mar Pujades, Carine Ronsmans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2005-06-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862005000600013&lng=en&tlng=en