Effectiveness of maternal referral system in a rural setting: A case study from Rufiji district, Tanzania

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Pembe, Andrea B ^a,b   Carlstedt, Anders ^b,c   Urassa, David P ^a   Lindmark, Gunilla ^b   Nyström, Lennarth ^d   Darj, Elisabeth ^b  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; TANZANIA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650502359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-10-326     Document Type: Article

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