Managed clinical networks in neonatal care: Reduces morbidity after preterm births but regionalisation of obstetric care is key

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7853, 2012, Pages

  Phibbs, Ciaran S ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; DELIVERY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONALIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84859956099     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e2423     Document Type: Editorial

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