Pregnant mothers out of the perinatal regionalization's reach

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 210-214

  Attar, M A ^a   Hanrahan, K ^a   Lang, S W ^a   Gates, M R ^a   Bratton, S L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicaid; Obstetric; Regionalization; Utilization; VLBW

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RACE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAID; MICHIGAN; PERINATAL CARE; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 33645514691     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211488     Document Type: Article

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