Hospital variation in neonatal abstinence syndrome incidence, treatment modalities, resource use, and costs across pediatric hospitals in the United States, 2013 to 2016

Hospital Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 15-20

  Milliren, Carly E ^a   Gupta, Munish ^b   Graham, Dionne A ^a   Melvin, Patrice ^a   Jorina, Maria ^a   Ozonoff, Al ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OPIATE AGONIST; PHENOBARBITAL;

CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST OF LIVING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85149152700     PISSN: 21541663     EISSN: 21541671     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2017-0077     Document Type: Review

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