Policies for labour management - Existence and content

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 259-264

  Stålhammar, Anna ^a,c   Boström, Barbro ^b  

^a VARBERG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical guidelines; Evidence based practice; Midwifery; Quantitative approaches; Research in practice

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIC AGENT; OXYTOCIN;

ARTICLE; DYSTOCIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; POLICY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; SWEDEN;

DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SWEDEN; UTERINE INERTIA;

EID: 43749106659     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00524.x     Document Type: Article

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