Utilization of health care services of pregnant women complicated by preeclampsia in Ontario

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-84

  Liu, Aizhong ^a,b,c   Wen, Shi Wu ^a,b,c   Bottomley, Jim ^d   Walker, Mark C ^b,c   Smith, Graeme ^e  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d Perinatal Partnership Program of Eastern and Southeastern Ontario   (Canada)

^e QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health care services; Hospital stay; Preeclampsia; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60749123627     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: 15256065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641950802366252     Document Type: Article

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