Trends in hospital-based childbirth care: The role of health insurance

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Kozhimannil, Katy B ^a   Shippee, Tetyana P ^a   Adegoke, Olusola ^a   Virnig, Beth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPISIOTOMY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MEDICAID; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRATIFIED SAMPLE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877770813     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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