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Cesarean Section
Money, convenience may drive physician decision for cesarean section in Greece
September 1st, 2005
Money and convenience may drive some physician decisions to perform cesarean sections in Greece. "Cesarean section (CS) rates have been increasing dramatically in the past decades around the world," stated scientists from the University of London. "The objective of our study was to investigate the factors increasing the likelihood of undergoing CS in two public hospitals and one private hospital in Athens, Greece." "Specifically, the purpose was primarily to assess the impact of non-medical factors such as private health insurance, potential for making informal payments, physician convenience and socio-economic status on the rate of CS deliveries,"...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-01)
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