Using linked data to assess patterns of Early Intervention (EI) referral among very low birth weight infants

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-33

  Barfield, Wanda D ^a,b   Clements, Karen M ^a   Lee, Kimberly G ^c   Kotelchuck, Milton ^d   Wilber, Nancy ^a   Wise, Paul H ^e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 37749015382     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-007-0227-y     Document Type: Article

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