Labour induction near term for women aged 35 or over: an economic evaluation

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 929-934

  Walker, K F ^a   Dritsaki, M ^b   Bugg, G ^c   Macpherson, M ^c   McCormick, C ^c   Grace, N ^c   Wildsmith, C ^d   Bradshaw, L ^a   Smith, G C S ^e   Thornton, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (Sands)   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

advanced maternal age; Cost effectiveness; cost utility; expectant management; induction of labour; nulliparous

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NULLIPARA; OBSTETRIC ANALGESIA; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ECONOMICS; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; TERM BIRTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TERM BIRTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85015312720     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.14557     Document Type: Article

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