Cost-Utility and Clinical Impact of a Multicomponent Maternal Safety and High-Dependency Care Model in Three Colombian Caribbean Hospitals: A Before-and-After Study
By: José Rojas-Suárez, Cintia Durán, Nestor Lora, Lina Briñez, Abril Calderón, Walter Annicchiarico-López, Nelson Alvis-Zakzuk, Larry Laza, Andrea Peña, Juan Carlos Correa, Mauricio Vasco-Ramirez, María Escobar-Vidarte, Javier Carvajal, Jairo Guerrero, Carmelo Dueñas-Castell, Rafael Navarro-España and José Santacruz-Arias
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.5403 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Page range: 102 - 102
Submitted on: Jun 20, 2026
Accepted on: Sep 26, 2026
Published on: Oct 16, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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