Quality and equality in obstetric care: racial and ethnic differences in caesarean section delivery rates.

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Published in Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol on September 01, 2009

Authors

Allison S Bryant1, Sierra Washington, Miriam Kuppermann, Yvonne W Cheng, Aaron B Caughey

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0132, USA. bryanta@obgyn.ucsf.edu

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