An urgent call to implement systematic monitoring of a comprehensive set of quality indicators for maternity services

Women and Birth

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-40

  Bogossian, Fiona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consumer assessed value; Maternity reform; Maternity review cycle; Performance indicators; Perinatal outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MONITORING; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY;

EID: 75749091105     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2009.11.001     Document Type: Note

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