Use of the Optimality Index-United States in Perinatal Clinical Research: A Validation Study

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 302-309

  Low, Lisa Kane ^a   Seng, Julia S ^a   Miller, Janis M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

evidence based care; health outcomes research; midwifery care outcomes; optimality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; EFFECT SIZE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC CARE; OPTIMALITY INDEX UNITED STATES; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERINATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; MIDWIFERY; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39549103967     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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