Quality-of-care audits and perinatal mortality in South Africa

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 424-428

  Allanson, Emma R ^a   Pattinson, Robert C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; MORTALITY RISK;

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; PERINATAL MORTALITY; SOUTH AFRICA; STILLBIRTH; CLINICAL AUDIT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR;

SOUTH AFRICA;

CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84930320684     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.144683     Document Type: Article

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