Hospital treatment - Is it affordable? A structured cost analysis of vaginal deliveries and planned caesarean sections

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 502-506

  Heer, Ivo Markus ^a   Kahlert, S ^b   Rummel, S ^c   Kumper C ^a   Jonat, W ^a   Strauss, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Klinikum Traunstein   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Cost effectiveness; DRG; Vaginal delivery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL SERVICE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 72249115573     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2047-783x-14-11-502     Document Type: Article

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