Maternity guidelines: Aid or hindrance?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 774-780

  Mahran, Montasser A ^a   Paine, Malcolm ^b   Ewies, Ayman A A ^c,d  

^a STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c IPSWICH HOSPITAL NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maternity guidelines

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MIDWIFE ATTITUDE; NOTE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 37549011035     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610701667353     Document Type: Note

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