The effects of patient volume and level of care at the hospital of birth on neonatal mortality

JAMA

Volumn 276, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 1054-1059

  Phibbs, Ciaran S ^a,b,f   Bronstein, Janet M ^c   Buxton, Eric ^a,e   Phibbs, Roderic H ^d  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029742441     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.276.13.1054     Document Type: Article

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