Analysis of hospitalized care resource utilization of low birth weight premature infants

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 397-402

  Wung, Shine Huey ^a,b   Yang, Chiang Hsing ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Low birth weight; Premature infant; Resource utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PATIENT CARE; PREMATURITY; REIMBURSEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0038786914     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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