Effects of changing health care financial policy on very low birthweight neonatal outcomes

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 426-430

  Lessaris, Karen J ^a   Annibale, David J ^a   Michael Southgate, W ^a   Hulsey, Thomas C ^a   Ohning, Bryan L ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MORTALITY; NEWBORN PERIOD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 0036215527     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200204000-00010     Document Type: Article

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