Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 11 , Pages 1100-1110 , November 2003

Explaining the association of maternal age with cesarean delivery for nulliparous and parous women

  • Ilana F Gareen

      Affiliations

    • Center for Statistical Sciences and the Department of Community Health, Brown University School of Medicine, Box G-H, Providence, RI 02912, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 401-863-1758; fax: 401-863-9182.
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  • Hal Morgenstern

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, UCLA School of Public Health, 250 Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    • ,
  • Sander Greenland

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, UCLA School of Public Health, 250 Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    • Department of Statistics, UCLA College of Letters and Science, 250 Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
    • ,
  • Deidre Spelliscy Gifford

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI 02912, USA

,Accepted 16 June 2003.

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PII: S0895-4356(03)00199-9

doi: 10.1016/S0895-4356(03)00199-9

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 56, Issue 11 , Pages 1100-1110 , November 2003

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