Hospital readmission with feeding-related problems after early postpartum discharge of normal newborns

JAMA

Volumn 278, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 299-303

  Edmonson, M Bruce ^a,c   Stoddard, Jeffrey J ^a   Owens, Laura M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030856497     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.278.4.299     Document Type: Article

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