An assessment of medical resource utilization and hospitalization cost associated with a diagnosis of anemia in women with obstetrical bleeding in the United States

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1279-1284

  James, Andra H ^a   Patel, Snehal T ^b   Watson, Wendy ^b   Zaidi, Qasim R ^b   Mangione, Antoinette ^c   Goss, Thomas F ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Covance Market Access Services Inc   (United States)

^c Luitpold Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52749086255     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0605     Document Type: Article

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