Emergency obstetric surgery by non-physician clinicians in Tanzania

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 180-183

  Pereira, Caetano ^a,b   Mbaruku, Godfrey ^c   Nzabuhakwa, Calist ^d   Bergström, Staffan ^b   McCord, Colin ^e  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Ifakara Health Research Institute (IHRI)   (Tanzania)

^d Maweni Regional Hospital   (Tanzania)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency obstetric care; Mid level provider; Non physician clinician; Surgery; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; OXYTOCIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASSISTANT MEDICAL OFFICER; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSTETRIC CARE; OBSTETRIC OPERATION; PHYSICIAN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANZANIA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 79960170628     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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