Effect of academic affiliation and obstetric volume on clinical outcome and cost of childbirth

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 567-576

  Garcia, Francisco A R ^a,b,c   Miller, Helen Bowman ^a,b,c   Huggins, George R ^a,b,c   Gordon, Toby A ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MARYLAND; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREGNANCY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0035076314     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(00)01219-9     Document Type: Article

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