Uptake of the perinatal society of Australia and New Zealand perinatal mortality audit guideline: Original article

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 138-143

  Flenady, V ^a   Mahomed, K ^a,b   Ellwood, D ^c   Charles, A ^d   Teale, G ^e   Chadha, Y ^f   Jeffery, H ^g,h,i   Stacey, T ^j   Ibiebele, I ^a   Elder, M ^a   Khong, Y ⁱ  

^a Mater Health Services   (Australia)

^b IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d King Edward Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^h ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^j WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Clinical audit; Perinatal mortality; Practice guidelines as topic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; AWARENESS; BABY; BIRTH RATE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIDWIFE; NEW ZEALAND; PARENT COUNSELING; PARENTAL CONSENT; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPHONE;

AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDWIFERY; NEW ZEALAND; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77950884989     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2009.01125.x     Document Type: Article

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