What do doctors think their caseload should be to maintain their skills for delivery care?

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 301-307

  Scotland, G S ^a   Bullough, C H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caseload; Delivery care; Developing countries; Obstetrics; Skill maintenance

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ASIA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; OBSTETRIC CARE; OBSTETRICS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SKILL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 8844282534     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2004.07.011     Document Type: Article

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