Quality Improvement in Perinatal Medicine and Translation of Preterm Birth Research Findings into Clinical Care

Clinics in Perinatology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 155-163

  Manuck, Tracy A ^a   Fry, Rebecca C ^b   McFarlin, Barbara L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Perinatal quality collaboratives; Spontaneous preterm birth; Translational research implementation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; PROGESTERONE;

CERCLAGE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEONATOLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL CARE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PERINATOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PERINATAL CARE; PERINATOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 85042380299     PISSN: 00955108     EISSN: 15579840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2018.01.003     Document Type: Review

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