A clinical evaluation of evidence-based maternity care using the optimality index

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 786-793

  Low, Lisa Kane ^a   Miller, Janis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Childbearing; Evidence based care; Midwifery practice; Optimality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MODEL; NURSE MIDWIFE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BENCHMARKING; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 36448946584     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/J.1552-6909.2006.00107.x     Document Type: Article

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