Emergency obstetric care in the southernmost provinces of Thailand

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 250-256

  Liabsuetrakul, Tippawan ^a   Peeyananjarassri, Krantarat ^a   Tassee, Sathana ^a   Sanguanchua, Sunittha ^b   Chaipinitpan, Sirirat ^c  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b HATYAI HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c Satun Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Emergency obstetric care; Maternal morbidity; Maternal mortality; Southern Thailand; UN process indicators

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CAUSE OF DEATH; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC CARE; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; THAILAND; THERAPY DELAY; UNITED NATIONS;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; THAILAND;

EID: 34547919644     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzm023     Document Type: Article

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