Can Caesarean section improve child and maternal health? The case of breech babies

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Can Caesarean section improve child and maternal health? The case of breech babies. / Jensen, Vibeke Myrup; Wüst, Miriam.

In: Journal of Health Economics, Vol. 39, 01.01.2015, p. 289-302.

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Jensen, VM & Wüst, M 2015, 'Can Caesarean section improve child and maternal health? The case of breech babies', Journal of Health Economics, vol. 39, pp. 289-302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2014.07.004

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Jensen, V. M., & Wüst, M. (2015). Can Caesarean section improve child and maternal health? The case of breech babies. Journal of Health Economics, 39, 289-302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2014.07.004

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Jensen VM, Wüst M. Can Caesarean section improve child and maternal health? The case of breech babies. Journal of Health Economics. 2015 Jan 1;39:289-302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2014.07.004

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Jensen, Vibeke Myrup ; Wüst, Miriam. / Can Caesarean section improve child and maternal health? The case of breech babies. In: Journal of Health Economics. 2015 ; Vol. 39. pp. 289-302.

Bibtex

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