Child PIP: Making mortality meaningful by using a structured mortality review process to improve the quality of care that chiidren receive in the South African health system

SAJCH South African Journal of Child Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 38-42

  Patrick, Mark E ^a,b   Stephen, Cindy R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 77950413473     PISSN: 19943032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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