An European concerted action investigating the validity of perinatal mortality as an outcome indicator for the quality of antenatal and perinatal care

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 313-324

  Richardus, Jan H ^a   Graafmans, Wilco C ^a   Van Der Pal de Bruin, Karin M ^b   Amelink Verburg, Marianne P ^b   Verloove Vanhorick, S Pauline ^b   Mackenbach, Johan P ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Europe; Infant mortality; Perinatal care; Perinatal mortality; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0030823995     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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