Eliminating birth trauma at ascension health

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 15-24

  Mazza, Frank ^a   Kitchens, Judy ^b   Kerr, Sue ^c   Markovich, Anita ^d   Best, Melody ^f   Sparkman, Lora P ^e  

^a Seton Medical Center Austin   (United States)

^b SETON FAMILY OF HOSPITALS   (United States)

^c St Mary's Hospital for Women and Children   (United States)

^d Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^e Clinical Excellence   (United States)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

BIRTH INJURIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846066316     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(07)33003-1     Document Type: Article

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