Maternity Care by Family Physicians: Characteristics of Successful and Sustainable Models

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 460-466

  Price, David J ^a   Lane, Carolyn ^b   Klein, Michael C ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family physician; Funding models; Obsteric care; Practice arrangements

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; ON CALL; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; REMUNERATION; SCHEDULES FOR THE VOLUME OF PATIENT; SUBSTANTIAL VOLUME OF PATIENT; SUCCESSFUL MODEL; SUSTAINABLE MODEL; CANADA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY;

APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CANADA; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY;

EID: 24644451631     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)30528-X     Document Type: Article

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