Methodology and tools for quality improvement in maternal and newborn health care

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-9

  Raven, Joanna ^a   Hofman, Jan ^a   Adegoke, Adetoro ^a   Van Den Broek, Nynke ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maternal health care; Newborn health care; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL DEATH AUDIT; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; NEAR MISS MORTALITY; NEWBORN CARE; OBSTETRIC CARE; PERINATAL DEATH; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEAMWORK; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79957656843     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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