Pregnancy and economic outcomes in patients treated for recurrent preterm labor

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 223-227

  Fleming, Alfred ^a   Bonebrake, Robert ^a   Istwan, Niki ^b   Rhea, Debbie ^b   Coleman, Suzanne ^b   Stanziano, Gary ^b  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Matria Healthcare Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NIFEDIPINE; TERBUTALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; RECURRENT DISEASE; TOCOLYSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; NIFEDIPINE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERBUTALINE; TOCOLYSIS; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS;

EID: 4544342727     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211058     Document Type: Article

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