The cost of prematurity: Quantification by gestational age and birth weight

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 488-492

  Gilbert, William M ^a   Nesbitt, Thomas S ^a   Danielsen, Beate ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INFANT MORTALITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; CALIFORNIA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0141990508     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(03)00617-3     Document Type: Article

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