Health-care professionals' views about safety in maternity services: a qualitative study

Midwifery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-31

  Smith, A H K ^a   Dixon, A L ^a   Page, L A ^b  

^a KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maternity; Professional views; Qualitative; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LITERATURE; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANECDOTES AS TOPIC; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MATERNAL WELFARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 58149302685     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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