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Original Articles: Obstetrics

Rationalisation of the caesarean section rate in a tertiary referral hospital using the Robson classification

Ana Maria Palacios-Marquesa Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Alicante University General Hospital, Alicante, Spain;b Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain;c Department of Public Health, History of Science and Gynecology, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Campus of San Juan, Alicante, SpainCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maria Asunción Quijada-Cazorlaa Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Alicante University General Hospital, Alicante, Spain;b Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1777-7601
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Josefa Marcos-Sanmartina Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Alicante University General Hospital, Alicante, Spain;b Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain;c Department of Public Health, History of Science and Gynecology, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Campus of San Juan, Alicante, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5907-8142
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Alejandra Garcia-Villalbaa Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Alicante University General Hospital, Alicante, Spain;b Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain
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Lucia Perez-Silvestrea Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Alicante University General Hospital, Alicante, Spain;b Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain
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Maria Dolores Jimenez-Martineza Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Alicante University General Hospital, Alicante, Spain;b Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain
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Juan Carlos Martinez-Escorizaa Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Alicante University General Hospital, Alicante, Spain;b Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain;c Department of Public Health, History of Science and Gynecology, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Campus of San Juan, Alicante, SpainORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9509-9941
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Pages 200-206 | Published online: 16 Mar 2020

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