Post partum discharge against medical advice: Who leaves and does it matter?

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 431-436

  Fiscella, Kevin ^a   Meldrum, Sean ^a   Franks, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery obstetric; Hospitalization; Patient compliance; Patient discharge

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD HEALTH; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547120183     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-007-0194-3     Document Type: Article

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