Rural hospital preparedness for neonatal resuscitation

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 423-428

  Jukkala, Angela ^a   Henly, Susan J ^b   Lindeke, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELIVERY; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; RESUSCITATION; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MINNESOTA; NORTH DAKOTA; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; RESUSCITATION; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 52949126040     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2008.00190.x     Document Type: Article

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