Using Fetal and Infant Mortality Reviews to Improve Birth Outcomes in an Urban Community

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-97

  Johnson, Teresa S ^a   Malnory, Margaret E ^b   Nowak, Emily W ^c   Kelber, Sheryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare   (United States)

^c ST CATHERINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal and infant mortality; Healthy birth outcomes; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751619236     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2010.01201.x     Document Type: Article

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