Where there is no anesthetist - increasing capacity for emergency obstetric care in rural India: An evaluation of a pilot program to train general doctors

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 283-288

  Mavalankar, Dileep ^a   Callahan, Katie ^b   Sriram, Veena ^b   Singh, Prabal ^a   Desai, Ajesh ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c Government of India)   (India)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Emergency obstetric care; India; Maternal mortality; Mid level providers; Task shifting

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RURAL AREA; WORKLOAD;

EID: 70449122131     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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