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Original Article

Why women request cesarean section without medical indication?

Polat DursunDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baskent University School of Medicine, Ankara, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Filiz B. YanikDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baskent University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
,
Hulusi B. ZeynelogluDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baskent University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
,
Eralp BaserDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baskent University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
,
Esra KuscuDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baskent University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
&
Ali AyhanDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baskent University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Pages 1133-1137 | Received 07 Sep 2010, Accepted 27 Sep 2010, Published online: 13 Jun 2011

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