Impact of managed clinical networks on NHS specialist neonatal services in England: Population based study

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7853, 2012, Pages

  Gale, C ^a   Santhakumaran, S ^a   Nagarajan, S ^a   Statnikov, Y ^a   Modi, N ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84859976893     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e2105     Document Type: Article

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