The Critical Role of Supervision in Retaining Staff in Obstetric Services: A Three Country Study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  McAuliffe, Eilish ^a   Daly, Michael ^b   Kamwendo, Francis ^c   Masanja, Honorati ^d   Sidat, Mohsin ^e   de Pinho, Helen ^f  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^d IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^e EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^f Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MATERNITY WARD; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALAWI; MALE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; MOZAMBIQUE; TANZANIA; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 84875292950     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058415     Document Type: Article

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