Accountability for quality of care: Monitoring all aspects of quality across a framework adapted for action

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 110-116

  Hulton, Louise ^a,b   Matthews, Zoë ^c   Bandali, Sarah ^a,b   Izge, Abubakar ^b   Daroda, Ramatu ^b   Stones, William ^d,e,f  

^a Evidence for Action   (United Kingdom)

^b Newborn and Child Health Programme (MNCH2)   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Maternal health; Neonatal health: Quality of Care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CERTIFICATION; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NIGERIA; NIGERIAN; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARDS;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; NIGERIA; PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 84954271657     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.11.005     Document Type: Article

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