Costing the cascade: Estimating the cost of increased obstetric intervention in childbirth using population data

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 717-724

  Tracy, Sally K ^a,d   Tracy, Mark B ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d New South Wales Government   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION MODEL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 0043201367     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2003.02045.x     Document Type: Article

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