Maternity care models in a remote and rural network: Assessing clinical appropriateness and outcome indicators

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-89

  Tucker, J ^a   McVicar, A ^b   Pitchforth, E ^c   Farmer, J ^d   Bryers, H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS   (United Kingdom)

^e RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 77950428644     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.028894     Document Type: Article

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