Certified nurse-midwife effectiveness in the health maintenance organization obstetric team

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 112-116

  Bell, Kenneth E ^a,b   Mills, Jack I ^a,b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b Department of Organization Effectiveness Southern California Region ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; NURSE; OBSTETRICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALIFORNIA; CERTIFICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMAN; NURSE MIDWIVES; OBSTETRICAL NURSING; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 0024360460     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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