Quality of neonatal care and outcome

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Acolet, D ^a  

^a Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NEWBORN CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTERDEPARTMENTAL RELATIONS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; NEONATOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049168922     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.094946     Document Type: Review

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