The Cost-effectiveness of Using Banked Donor Milk in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 172-177

  Arnold, Lois D W ^a  

^a National Commission on Donor Milk Banking   (United States)

Author keywords

banked donor milk; cost savings; donor breast milk; human milk banking; necrotizing enterocolitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MILK BANKS; MILK, HUMAN; MODELS, ECONOMIC;

EID: 0036560872     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089033440201800210     Document Type: Article

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