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Mean cesarean section (CS) rates by physician quartile |
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| Variables |
Physician quartile |
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| Quartile 1 |
Quartile 2 |
Quartile 3 |
Quartile 4 |
Total |
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| No. of physicians |
258 |
257 |
258 |
258 |
1031 |
| No. of deliveries |
40,973 |
54,464 |
45,456 |
31,618 |
172,511 |
| Mean CS rate |
0.21 |
0.32 |
0.39 |
0.52 |
0.36 |
| Standard deviation |
0.06 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.08 |
0.13 |
| Maximum |
0.28 |
0.35 |
0.43 |
0.89 |
0.89 |
| Minimum |
0.00 |
0.29 |
0.35 |
0.44 |
0.00 |
Tang et al. BMC Public Health 2006 6:246 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-6-246 |
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