Impact of birthweight on healthcare charges within a managed care organization

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1289-1296

  Rolnick, S J ^a   Jackson, J M ^a   O'Connor, P ^a   DeFor, T ^a  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HISTORY, 16TH CENTURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTHERS; POSTNATAL CARE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0034521979     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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