A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies on maternal emergency transport in low- and middle-income countries

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 192-201

  Wilson, Amie ^a   Hillman, Sarah ^a   Rosato, Mikey ^b   Skelton, John ^a   Costello, Anthony ^b   Hussein, Julia ^c   Macarthur, Christine ^a   Coomarasamy, Arri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Access; Ambulance; Emergency; Obstetric transport; Referral

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMERGENCY CARE; ERGONOMICS; FAMILY; FINANCE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METEOROLOGY; PAIN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SYNTHESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TRAVEL; VELOCITY;

ACCESS; AMBULANCE; EMERGENCY; OBSTETRIC TRANSPORT; REFERRAL;

AMBULANCES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 84880920655     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2013.03.030     Document Type: Review

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