Factor affecting length of stay in late preterm infants: An US national database study

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 598-604

  Aly, Hany ^a   Hoffman, Heather ^a   El Dib, Mohamed ^a   Said, Lujain ^a   Mohamed, Mohamed ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

HCUP; Hospitalization; Neonates; NIS; Premature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FACTUAL DATABASE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84929380117     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2014.927428     Document Type: Article

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