Applied Nursing Research
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 147-152 , August 2011

Elective Cesarean births: are women making emancipated decisions?

  • Ruth A. Wittmann-Price, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions, Mail Stop 1030, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 610 570 0287.
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  • Rosemary Fliszar, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, PO Box 730, Kutztown , PA 19530, USA
    • ,
  • Anand Bhattacharya, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA

Received 19 June 2009 ,Revised 12 August 2009 ,Accepted 16 August 2009.

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☆ Nu Eta Chapter of STTI, Drexel University supported this study, and we would like to thank the collection site, St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, PA 18015.

PII: S0897-1897(09)00078-0

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2009.08.002

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 147-152 , August 2011

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