Do longer postpartum stays reduce newborn readmissions? Analysis using instrumental variables

Health Services Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5 II SUPPL., 2000, Pages 1071-1091

  Malkin, J D ^a   Broder, M S ^a   Keeler, E ^a  

^a Health Economics and Outcomes Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Postpartum length of stay, newborn readmission, instrumental variables

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MODEL; NEWBORN; PUERPERIUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PARITY; PATIENT READMISSION; PERINATAL CARE; TIME FACTORS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0034536298     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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