Cost-effectiveness analysis of Malaysian neonatal intensive care units

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-53

  Cheah, Irene Guat Sim ^a   Soosai, Anna Padma ^a   Wong, Swee Lan ^a   Lim, Teck Onn ^a   Foo, Lee Kok ^b   Gaik, Chan Lee ^b   Kee, Tan Kah ^b   Lee, Lee Meng ^b   Hanifah, Mohd ^b   Hassan, Hasmawati ^b  

^a HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SURVIVAL;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALAYSIA; OBSERVATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 13444261464     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211196     Document Type: Article

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