Why are the rates of cesarean section in Brazil higher in more developed cities than in less developed ones?

The objective of the present study was to investigate factors associated with cesarean sections in two cities located in different regions of Brazil and to determine factors that explain the higher cesarean section rate in the more developed city, Ribeirão Preto, compared to the less developed one,...

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Main Authors: V.S. Ribeiro, F.P. Figueiredo, A.A.M. Silva, H. Bettiol, R.F.L. Batista, L.C. Coimbra, Z.C. Lamy, M.A. Barbieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2007000900008&lng=en&tlng=en