Obstetric quality assurance to reduce maternal and fetal mortality in Kano and Kaduna State hospitals in Nigeria

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-28

  Galadanci, Hadiza ^a   Künzel, Wolfgang ^b   Shittu, Oladapo ^c   Zinser, Robert ^d   Gruhl, Manfred ^e   Adams, Stefanie ^b  

^a AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d Rotary Club Ludwigshafen Rheinschanze   (Germany)

^e Rotary Club Wei enburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Maternal mortality ratio; Millennium Development Goal 5; Obstetrics; Quality Assurance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; FETUS MORTALITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL RECORD; NIGERIA; OBSTETRIC CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 79957659213     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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