Pregnancy care of the low risk woman: The community-hospital interface

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 39-44

  Kean, Lucy H ^a   Liu, David T y ^a   Macquisten, Sue ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Nottingham Health Authority   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LABOR COMPLICATION; MIDWIFE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 0029682250     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526869610125037     Document Type: Article

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