Differential effect of state legislation regarding hospitalization for healthy newborns in a single geographic region

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 575-577

  Kotagal, Uma R ^a,b   Schoettker, Pamela J ^a   Atherton, Harry D ^a   Hornung, Richard W ^b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAID; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTNATAL CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAID; OHIO; POSTNATAL CARE; STATE GOVERNMENT;

EID: 0038475743     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.4.575     Document Type: Article

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