Clinical risk management in obstetrics: Eclampsia drills

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7434, 2004, Pages 269-271

  Thompson, Sarah ^a   Neal, Shona ^b   Clark, Vicki ^c  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LABETALOL;

ARTICLE; ECLAMPSIA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION;

EID: 0842308692     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7434.269     Document Type: Article

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