How accurate are medical record data in Afghanistan's maternal health facilities? An observational validity study

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Broughton, Edward I ^a,b   Ikram, Abdul Naser ^a   Sahak, Ihsanullah ^a  

^a United States Agency for International Development Georgia Tuberculosis Prevention Project   (Afghanistan)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; REGISTER; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; VITAL SIGN;

EID: 84877763685     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002554     Document Type: Article

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