The safety of newborn early discharge: The Washington State experience

JAMA

Volumn 278, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 293-298

  Liu, Lenna L ^a,e   Clemens, Conrad J ^d   Shay, David K ^a   Davis, Robert L ^a,b,c   Novack, Alvin H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Childhood Asthma Study Team   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030743420     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.278.4.293     Document Type: Article

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