Community-based healthcare costs for children born low birthweight, preterm and/or small for gestational age: Data from the longitudinal study of Australian children

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 259-266

  Westrupp, E M ^a,b   Lucas, N ^a,b   Mensah, F K ^a,c,d   Gold, L ^e   Wake, M ^a,c,d   Nicholson, J M ^a,b  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b PARENTING RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community based healthcare costs; Longitudinal; Low birthweight; Perinatal risk; Preterm; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTHCARE COSTS; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PERINATAL RISK; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRETERM; RISK FACTOR; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTHCARE COSTS; LONGITUDINAL; LOW BIRTHWEIGHT; PERINATAL RISK; PRETERM; SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84893906295     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cch.12040     Document Type: Article

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