Hospitalization cost of congenital syphilis diagnosis from insurance claims data in the United States

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 226-229

  Owusu Edusei, Kwame ^a   Introcaso, Camille E ^a   Chesson, Harrell W ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; CONSUMER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; ICD-9; LENGTH OF STAY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNITY WARD; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; SELF CARE; SYPHILIS SEROLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; SYPHILIS, CONGENITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874113324     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: 15374521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e31827c5b9f     Document Type: Article

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