Trends in perinatal regionalization and the role of managed care

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 839-845

  Dobrez, Deborah ^a   Gerber, Susan ^b   Budetti, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGH RISK INFANT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANAGED CARE; PERINATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749359966     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000232557.84791.3e     Document Type: Article

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