Cost-effectiveness of care for very low birth weight infants

Pediatrics

Volumn 102, Issue 1 I, 1998, Pages 35-43

  Rogowski, Jeannette ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Cost effectiveness; Very low birth weight infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEATH; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CALIFORNIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; MEDICAID; PREGNANCY; STATE HEALTH PLANS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031833907     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.102.1.35     Document Type: Article

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