Concepts and methods for assessing the quality of essential obstetric care

International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-134

  Adeyi, Olusoji ^a   Morrow, Richard ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous quality improvement; Essential obstetric care; Maternal mortality; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MANAGER; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PREVENTION; QUALITY CONTROL; TECHNIQUE; VISUAL AID;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OBSTETRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0030038295     PISSN: 07496753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1751(199604)11:2<119::AID-HPM424>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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