Bladder exstrophy in the newborn: A snapshot of contemporary practice patterns

Urology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 411-415

  Nelson, Caleb P ^a   Bloom, David A ^b   Dunn, Rodney L ^b   Wei, John T ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER EXSTROPHY; BLADDER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NEWBORN; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SAMPLING;

BLADDER EXSTROPHY; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PATIENT TRANSFER; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 23744438499     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2005.03.007     Document Type: Article

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