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Norwegian obstetricians' opinions about cesarean section on maternal request: should women pay themselves?

Dorthe Fuglenes Department of Health Management and Health Economics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pål Øian Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø, Norway
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Dorte Gyrd-Hansen Danish Institute for Health Services Research (DSI), Copenhagen, Denmark; Institute of Public Health, Health Economics Unit, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Jan Abel Olsen Department of Health Management and Health Economics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway; Department of Community Medicine, University of Tromsø, Norway
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Ivar S. Kristiansen Department of Health Management and Health Economics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway; Institute of Public Health, The Research Unit of General Practice, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Pages 1582-1588 | Received 04 Mar 2010, Accepted 05 Sep 2010, Published online: 07 Oct 2010

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