Effects of a law against early postpartum discharge on newborn follow-up, adverse events, and HMO expenditures

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 347, Issue 25, 2002, Pages 2031-2038

  Madden, Jeanne M ^a   Soumerai, Stephen B ^a   Lieu, Tracy A ^a   Mandl, Kenneth D ^b   Zhang, Fang ^a   Ross Degnan, Dennis ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; LAW; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTNATAL CARE;

EID: 0037137552     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMsa020408     Document Type: Article

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