Discharge on the day of birth, parental response and health and schooling outcomes

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 55, Issue , 2017, Pages 121-138

  Sievertsen, Hans Henrik ^a   Wüst, Miriam ^a  

^a VIVE THE DANISH CENTER FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Early investments; Long run health; Parental response; Postpartum hospital stay; Schooling outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; CHILD HEALTH; HOSPITAL SECTOR; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; POLICY REFORM;

CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INVESTMENT; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PROBABILITY; BIRTH; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUERPERIUM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DENMARK;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PARENTS; PARTURITION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD;

EID: 85025167208     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: 18791646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2017.06.012     Document Type: Article

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