Perinatal care in Arizona 1950-2002: A study of the positive impact of technology, regionalization and the Arizona Perinatal Trust

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 503-508

  Clement, Michael S ^a,b  

^a Mountain Park Health Center   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARTIFICIAL LUNG SURFACTANT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERINATAL CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGIONALIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ARIZONA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS;

EID: 23744495802     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211337     Document Type: Article

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