Incremental charges, costs, and length of stay associated with obesity as a secondary diagnosis among pregnant women

Medical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1046-1052

  Trasande, Leonardo ^a   Lee, Menjean ^a   Liu, Yinghua ^b   Weitzman, Michael ^b   Savitz, David ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic analysis; Hospitalization charges; Obesity; Pregnancy complications

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349655702     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0b013e31819c94b8     Document Type: Article

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