Cost of hospitalization for preterm and low birth weight infants in the United States

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Russell, Rebecca B ^a   Green, Nancy S ^a,b   Steiner, Claudia A ^c   Meikle, Susan ^c   Howse, Jennifer L ^a   Poschman, Karalee ^a   Dias, Todd ^a   Potetz, Lisa ^a   Davidoff, Michael J ^a   Damus, Karla ^a,b   Petrini, Joann R ^a,b,d  

^a March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

^d Perinatal Data Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital costs; Infants; Low birth weight; Morbidities; Newborns; Prematurity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAID; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INSURANCE CARRIERS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREMATURE BIRTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447121887     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-2386     Document Type: Article

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