The cost of improving the outcome for infants of birthweight 500‐999 g in Victoria: THE VICTORIAN INFANT COLLABORATIVE STUDY GROUP

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 56-62

  KITCHEN, W H ^a   BOWMAN, E ^b   CALLANAN, C ^c   CAMPBELL, N T ^d   CARSE, E A ^d   CHARLTON, M ^d   DOYLE, L W ^e   DREW, J ^e   FORD, G W ^f   GORE, J ^f   KELLY, E A ^f   LUMLEY, J ^g   McDOUGALL, P ^f   RICKARDS, A L ^f   WATKINS, A ^f   WOODS, H ^f   YU, V Y H ^f  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NETS   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^e MERCY HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^f Victorian Perinatal Data Collection Unit ^*

^g Victorian Perinatal Data Collection Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

cost effectiveness; cost utility; intensive care; neonate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURVIVAL RATE; VICTORIA;

EID: 0027420003     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1993.tb00441.x     Document Type: Article

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