Analysis of hospital cost outcome of DHA-rich fish-oil supplementation in pregnancy: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 102-103, Issue , 2015, Pages 5-11

  Ahmed, Sharmina ^a,d   Makrides, Maria ^a,b,c   Sim, Nicholas ^d   McPhee, Andy ^b,e   Quinlivan, Julie ^f   Gibson, Robert ^a,d   Umberger, Wendy ^d  

^a Women's and Children's Health Research Institute   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^e Women's and Children's Health Network   (Australia)

^f NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; DHA rich fish oil supplementation; Health economics evaluation; Hospital cost analysis; Pregnancy and birth outcomes; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

CERVONIC ACID; FISH OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COST; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECONOMICS; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NEWBORN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROPENSITY SCORE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; COST SAVINGS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FISH OILS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROPENSITY SCORE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84947031749     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: 15322823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2015.08.002     Document Type: Article

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