Introducing maternal morbidity audit in the Netherlands

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 416-421

  Van Dillen, J ^a   Mesman, J A J M ^a   Zwart, J J ^a   Bloemenkamp, K W M ^a   Van Roosmalen, J ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Audit; Severe acute maternal morbidity; Substandard care; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ECLAMPSIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HELLP SYNDROME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; NETHERLANDS; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERUS RUPTURE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORBIDITY; NETHERLANDS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 76349104851     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02480.x     Document Type: Article

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