Effect of quality of care on preventable perinatal mortality

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 93-99

  Salinas, Ana Maria ^a,c   Coria, Irma ^b   Reyes, Hilda ^b   Zambrana, Marcel ^b  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PERINATOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c NONE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Peer review; Preventable perinatal mortality; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEXICO; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0030919902     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/9.2.93     Document Type: Article

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