Birth Volume and the Quality of Obstetric Care in Rural Hospitals

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 335-343

  Kozhimannil, Katy B ^a,b   Hung, Peiyin ^a,b   Prasad, Shailendra ^b,c   Casey, Michelle ^a,b   Mcclellan, Maeve ^a,b   Moscovice, Ira S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Obstetrics; Quality of care; Rural hospitals; Volume outcome relationships

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84925329646     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jrh.12061     Document Type: Article

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