Hospital utilization, costs and mortality rates during the first 5 years of life: A population study of ART and non-ART singletons

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 601-610

  Chambers, G M ^a   Lee, E ^a   Hoang, V P ^a   Hansen, M ^b   Bower, C ^b   Sullivan, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

assisted reproduction technologies; childhood outcomes; cost analysis; hospital admissions; singletons

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNDING; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN DEATH; POPULATION RESEARCH; SOCIAL STATUS;

ASSISTED REPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES; CHILDHOOD OUTCOMES; COST ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS; SINGLETONS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT READMISSION; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84894257797     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det397     Document Type: Article

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