Length of postnatal hospital stay in healthy newborns and re-hospitalization following early discharge

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 146-151

  Farhat, Rawad ^a   Rajab, Mariam ^a  

^a MAKASSED GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Hyperbilirubinemia; Length of postnatal stay; Re hospitalization after discharge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN ASSESSMENT; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOTHERAPY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 79953247839     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4297/najms.2011.3146     Document Type: Article

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