Near misses: A useful adjunct to maternal death enquiries

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 67, Issue , 2003, Pages 231-243

  Pattinson, R C ^a,c   Hall, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b ABERDEEN MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 1642512410     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldg007     Document Type: Review

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