Obstetric medical emergency teams are a step forward in maternal safety!

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 337-341

  Al Kadri, Hanan M F ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

High risk pregnancy; quick response team; rapid response team

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650425852     PISSN: 09742700     EISSN: 0974519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.70755     Document Type: Article

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