Guidelines and management of mild hypertensive conditions in pregnancy in rural general practices in Scotland: Issues of appropriateness and access

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 286-290

  Tucker, J ^a   Farmer, J ^a   Stimpson, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BORDERLINE HYPERTENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIDWIFE; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTAL MAIL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROTEINURIA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0041402649     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.12.4.286     Document Type: Article

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