Assessment of quality of care in postpartum wards of Shaheed Beheshti Medical Science University hospitals, 2004

International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 333-342

  Simbar, M ^a   Alizadeh Dibazari, Z ^a   Abed Saeidi, J ^a   Alavi Majd, H ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Childbirth; Iran; Medical care; Medical treatment; Midwifery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IRAN; MATERNAL CARE; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; PUERPERIUM; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IRAN; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; MIDWIFERY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 23944433158     PISSN: 09526862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09526860510612180     Document Type: Article

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