Monitoring perinatal outcomes in hospitals in Kabul, Afghanistan: The first step of a quality assurance process

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 285-292

  Guidotti, Richard J ^a   Kandasamy, Tharani ^b   Betrán, Ana Pilar ^a   Merialdi, Mario ^a   Hakimi, Farima ^a   Van Look, Paul ^a   Kakar, Faizullah ^c  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c Policy Planning and Preventive Medicine   (Afghanistan)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Cesarean section; Fetal death; Perinatal outcomes; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; STILLBIRTH; DELIVERY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS;

AFGHANISTAN; BIRTH WEIGHT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67651039618     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050802464510     Document Type: Article

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