Hospital use, associated costs, and payer status for infants born with spina bifida

Birth Defects Research Part A - Clinical and Molecular Teratology

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1044-1053

  Radcliff, Elizabeth ^a   Cassell, Cynthia H ^b   Tanner, Jean Paul ^c   Kirby, Russell S ^c   Watkins, Sharon ^d   Correia, Jane ^d   Peterson, Cora ^b   Grosse, Scott D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Healthcare use; Hospital costs; Payer type; Spina bifida

Indexed keywords

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871173569     PISSN: 15420752     EISSN: 15420760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.23084     Document Type: Article

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