Availability and quality of emergency obstetric care in Shanxi Province, China

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-185

  Gao, Yu ^a   Barclay, Lesley ^a  

^a Northern Rivers University   (Australia)

Author keywords

China; Emergency obstetric care; Rural health

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; OXYTOCIN;

ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHINA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ECLAMPSIA AND PREECLAMPSIA; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; INTERVIEW; MATERNITY WARD; OBSTETRIC CARE; OBSTETRIC EMERGENCY; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SYRINGE; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINA BLEEDING; DYSTOCIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL AUDIT; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CESAREAN SECTION; CHINA; DYSTOCIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL AUDIT; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 77955429677     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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