Hospital religious affiliation and outcomes for high-risk infants

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 316-338

  Garrido, Melissa M ^a,b   Allison, Kirk C ^c   Bergeron, Mark J ^d,e   Dowd, Bryan ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Children's Hospitals and Clinics of MN   (United States)

Author keywords

hospital ownership; infant mortality; religious affiliation

Indexed keywords

BIRTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNICITY; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HIGH RISK INFANT; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; NUTRITION SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RACE; RELIGION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, RELIGIOUS; HUMANS; INFANT, EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860529839     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558711432156     Document Type: Review

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