Strategies for developing an evidence-based approach to perinatal care

MCN The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 122-131

  Simpson, Kathleen Rice ^a   Knox, G Eric ^b,c  

^a ST JOHN S MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MMI Companies Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Evidence based medicine; Evidence based perinatal care; Perinatal care; Perinatal nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD;

COST CONTROL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL NURSING; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 0033126971     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005721-199905000-00004     Document Type: Article

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