Design characteristics of studies on medical practice variation of caesarean section rates: a scoping review

• Main Authors: Maarten D H Vink (Author), Piet J G M de Bekker (Author), Xander Koolman (Author), Maurits W van Tulder (Author), Ralph de Vries (Author), Ben Willem J Mol (Author), Eric J E van der Hijden (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Medical practice variation in caesarean section rates is the most studied type of practice variation in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology. This has not resulted in increased homogeneity of treatment between geographic areas or healthcare providers. Our study aim was to eval...