Practice audits to reduce caesareans in a tertiary referral hospital in south-western China

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 488-494

  Runmei, Ma ^a   Lao Terence, T ^b   Yonghu, Sun ^a   Hong, Xiao ^a   Yuqin, Tian ^a   Bailuan, Li ^a   Minghui, Yang ^a   Weihong, Yang ^a   Kun, Liang ^a   Guohua, Liang ^a   Hongyu, Li ^a   Li, Geng ^a   Renmin, Ni ^a   Wenjin, Qi ^a   Zhuo, Chen ^a   Mingyu, Du ^a   Bei, Zhu ^a   Jing, Xu ^a   Yanping, Tao ^a   Lan, Zhang ^a   Xianyan, Song ^a   Zaiqing, Qu ^a   Qian, Sun ^a   Xiaoyun, Yi ^a   Jihui, Yu ^a   Dandan, Zhang ^a   more..

^a KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PREGNANCY;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHINA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGEON; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

CESAREAN SECTION; CHINA; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MEDICAL AUDIT; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

CHINA;

EID: 84863299770     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.11.093369     Document Type: Article

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