Review and assessment of selection criteria used when booking pregnant women at different places of birth

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 550-556

  Campbell, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BIRTHING CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033057062     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1999.tb08323.x     Document Type: Article

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