Continuity of care in community midwifery

Health Care Management Science

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 195-204

  Bowers, John ^a   Cheyne, Helen ^b   Mould, Gillian ^a   Page, Miranda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Home health care; Routing; Simulation; Staff scheduling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; CLINICAL HANDOVER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; PATIENT CARE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; TIME; TRAVEL; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PATIENT HANDOFF; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS; TRAVEL; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84939871559     PISSN: 13869620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10729-014-9285-z     Document Type: Article

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