Care management problems on the labour ward: 5 Years' experience of clinical risk management

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 470-476

  Lakasing, Lorin ^a   Spencer, John A D ^a  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LABOR; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

CASE MANAGEMENT; DELIVERY ROOMS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL ERRORS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0036753158     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144361021000003564     Document Type: Article

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