Assessing the impact of delivery unit size on neonatal survival: Estimation of potentially avoidable deaths in Hessen, Germany, 1990-2000;Hat die größe der geburtsklinik einfluss auf das neonatale überleben? Schätzung von "vermeidbaren" todesfällen in Hessen 1990-2000

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 128, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 657-662

  Heller, G ^a,e   Schnell, Rainer ^b   Richardson, D K ^c   Misselwitz, Björn ^d   Schmidt, Stephan ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Geschäftsstelle Qualitätssicherung Hessen ^*  (Germany)

^e Wissenschaftliches Institut der AOK WIdO   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DELIVERY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OBSTETRIC CARE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038813540     PISSN: 00120472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-38284     Document Type: Article

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