Practice variation in the use of interventions in high-risk obstetrics

Health Services Research

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 825-839

  Bronstein, Janet M ^a   Cliver, Suzanne P ^a   Goldenberg, Robert L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; Practice variation; Prematurity; Race ethnicity; Tocolysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PREMATURE LABOR; TOCOLYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; OBSTETRICS; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRENATAL CARE; TOCOLYSIS; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0031886467     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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