Cost effects of preterm birth: a comparison of health care costs associated with early preterm, late preterm, and full-term birth in the first 3 years after birth

European Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1041-1046

  Jacob, Josephine ^a   Lehne, Moritz ^b   Mischker, Andrea ^c   Klinger, Normen ^c   Zickermann, Claudia ^c   Walker, Jochen ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FÜR KATALYSE E V AN DER UNIVERSITÄT ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b ELSEVIER MASSON   (France)

^c BIG direkt gesund   (Germany)

Author keywords

Full term birth; Gestational age; Health care costs; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG COST; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERM BIRTH; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; INFANT MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERM BIRTH;

EID: 85000978503     PISSN: 16187598     EISSN: 16187601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10198-016-0850-x     Document Type: Article

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