Postdates pregnancy in an indigent population: The financial burden

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1214-1216

  Fonseca, Linda ^a   Monga, Manju ^a,b   Silva, Jeannie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biophysical profile; Financial burden; Postdates pregnancy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PARITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0037719959     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.287     Document Type: Article

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