What we can learn from the British maternal child health system

MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 192-197

  Bradley, Patricia J ^a   Bray, Katherine Helsing ^b,c  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TCU Box 298620 ^*

^c British Maternal Child Health System   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Great Britain; Health visitor; Maternal child healthcare; Midwife

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LEARNING; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MIDWIFE; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEWBORN; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PREGNANCY; STATE MEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038281563     PISSN: 0361929X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005721-200305000-00011     Document Type: Review

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