Gestational pyelonephritis as an indicator of the quality of ambulatory maternal health care services

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 632-640

  Korst, Lisa M ^a   Reyes, Carolina ^b   Fridman, Moshe ^b   Lu, Michael C ^b   Hobel, Calvin J ^b   Gregory, Kimberly D ^b  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONGENITAL INFECTION; ENDOMETRITIS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PYELONEPHRITIS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33646759927     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000201975.49956.eb     Document Type: Article

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