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Maternal Clinical Diagnoses and Hospital Variation in the Risk of Cesarean Delivery: Analyses of a National US Hospital Discharge Database

BACKGROUND: Cesarean delivery is the most common inpatient surgery in the United States, where 1.3 million cesarean sections occur annually, and rates vary widely by hospital. Identifying sources of variation in cesarean use is crucial to improving the consistency and quality of obstetric care. We u...

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Autores principales: Kozhimannil, Katy B., Arcaya, Mariana C., Subramanian, S. V.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4205118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25333943
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001745