A Review of Guidelines for the Discharge of Premature Infants: Opportunities for Improving Cost Effectiveness

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 18, Issue 6 PART 2, 1998, Pages

  Allen Merritt, T ^a,b   Raddish, Michele ^c  

^a ST CHARLES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Children's Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346969675     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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