Hospital factors and nontransfer of small babies: A marker of deregionalized perinatal care?

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 351-359

  Wall, Stephen N ^a   Handler, Arden S ^b   Park, Chang Gi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PERINATAL CARE; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ECONOMICS, HOSPITAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAID; PATIENT TRANSFER; PERINATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS;

EID: 3142662808     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211101     Document Type: Article

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