Consumer demand for caesarean sections in Brazil. Demand should be assessed rather than inferred

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Joseph E Potter et al. BMJ. 2002.

. 2002 Aug 10;325(7359):335.

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Promoting evidence based practice in maternal care.
Langer A, Villar J. Langer A, et al. BMJ. 2002 Apr 20;324(7343):928-9. doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7343.928. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 11964324 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Consumer demand for caesarean sections in Brazil: informed decision making, patient choice, or social inequality? A population based birth cohort study linking ethnographic and epidemiological methods.
Béhague DP, Victora CG, Barros FC. Béhague DP, et al. BMJ. 2002 Apr 20;324(7343):942-5. doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7343.942. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 11964338 Free PMC article.

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