Improving systems in perinatal care: Quality, not quantity

JAMA

Volumn 307, Issue 16, 2012, Pages 1750-1751

  Barfield, Wanda D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIGH RISK INFANT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN NURSING; NURSING CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PERINATAL CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 84860117784     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.538     Document Type: Editorial

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