Neonatal audit in the United Arab Emirates: A country with a rapidly developing economy

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-64

  Dawodu, A ^a   Varady, E ^b   Verghese, M ^c   Al Gazali, L I ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

^c Oasis Hospital   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0033761902     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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