Challenges in the NICU: Questions or Answers?

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 18, Issue 6 PART 2, 1998, Pages

  Speer, Michael E ^a,b  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032196186     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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