An Effective Model for Reorganization of Perinatal Services in a Metropolitan Area: A Descriptive Analysis and Historical Perspective

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-8

  Pollack, Louis D ^a,b  

^a Pac Northwest Neonatal Associates   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERINATOLOGY; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERINATOLOGY; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0029678384     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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