Competing Narratives: Examining Obstetricians’ Decision-Making Regarding Indications for Cesarean Sections and Abdominal Incisions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115238
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Hospital ethnography; Cesareans; Incisions; Obstetricians; Decision-making; Maternity; Mexico;All these keywords.
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