Satisfying parents' preferences with regard to various models of postnatal care is cost-minimizing

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 175-181

  Ellberg, Lotta ^a,b   Högberg, Ulf ^a   Lundman, Berit ^a   Lindholm, Lars ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Costs and cost analysis; Infant newborn; Length of stay; Maternal health services; Postnatal care economics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; LENGTH OF STAY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; COST; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

COST CONTROL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PARENTS; POSTNATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33645641435     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340500486784     Document Type: Article

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