Selection and concentration of obstetric facilities in Japan: Longitudinal study based on national census data

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 919-925

  Matsumoto, Masatoshi ^a   Koike, Soichi ^c   Matsubara, Shigeki ^c   Kashima, Saori ^b   Ide, Hiroo ^d   Yasunaga, Hideo ^e  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d CHIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

health policy; health resource; Japan; obstetric delivery; workload

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC HOSPITAL; OBSTETRICIAN; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TREND STUDY; WORKLOAD; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MANPOWER; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; JAPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; OBSTETRICS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84930325897     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: 14470756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jog.12663     Document Type: Article

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