Global epidemiology of use of and disparities in caesarean sections

Ties Boerma; Carine Ronsmans; Dessalegn Y. Melesse; Aluísio J. D. Barros; Fernando C. Barros; Juan Liang; Ann‐Beth Moller; Lale Say; Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor; Yi Mu; Dácio de Lyra Rabello Neto; Marleen Temmerman

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31928-7

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DemographyLatin AmericansCaesarean sectionGeographyEpidemiologyGlobal healthMedicinePregnancyPublic healthPolitical science

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Year: 2018
Type: review
Volume: 392
Issue: 10155
Pages: 1341-1348
Citations: 1385
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                                    Ties Boerma, 
                                
                                    Carine Ronsmans, 
                                
                                    Dessalegn Y. Melesse
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Global epidemiology of use of and disparities in caesarean sections. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 392
                            (10155)
                            , 1341-1348.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31928-7
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31928-7