Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
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Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand · Sep 2014
Effect of socioeconomic position on patient outcome after hysterectomy.
To investigate the association between socioeconomic position (assessed by education, employment and income) and complications following hysterectomy and assess the role of lifestyle, co-morbidity and clinical conditions on the relationship. ⋯ Women with a low socioeconomic position have significantly higher odds of complications following hysterectomy compared with women with a high socioeconomic position. Unhealthy lifestyle and presence of co-morbidity in women with low socioeconomic position partially explains the differences in complications.