Identification and collection of quality indicators for perinatal care

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-79

  Suresh, Gautham K ^a,h   Ferguson, Linda A ^b   Tomlinson, Mark ^b   Campbell, Betty B ^b   Ohlinger, Judy ^c   Prochnicki, Barbara ^d   Nicholas, Susan ^c   Warren, Melinda B ^e   Edwards, William ^e   Chute, Lisa ^f   Christian, Lois ^d   Hagen, Erik ^f   Sieber, Debbie ^c   Schriefer, Janice ^g  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b PROVIDENCE ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Rockford Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f United Hospital in St Paul   (United States)

^g VERMONT OXFORD NETWORK   (United States)

^h MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant, newborn; Obstetrics; Outcome assessment; Perinatal care; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845352247     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200701000-00014     Document Type: Article

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