A randomized comparison of home and clinic follow-up visits after early postpartum hospital discharge

Pediatrics

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1058-1065

  Lieu, Tracy A ^a,e   Braveman, Paula A ^b   Escobar, Gabriel J ^a,c   Fischer, Allen F ^c,d   Jensvold, Nancy G ^a   Capra, Angela M ^a  

^a DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d Departments of Pediatrics   (United States)

^e HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Health services; Home visits; Managed care; Perinatal

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM;

EID: 0034058519     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.105.5.1058     Document Type: Article

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