The Relation between the Availability of Neonatal Intensive Care and Neonatal Mortality
Authors:
- David C. GoodmanDGDavid C. Goodman
- Elliott S. FisherEFElliott S. Fisher
- George A. LittleGLGeorge A. Little
- Thérèse A. StukelTSThérèse A. Stukel
- Chiang-Hua ChangCCChiang-Hua Chang
- Kenneth S. SchoendorfKSKenneth S. Schoendorf
- 16 May 2002
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 346 (20) , 1538-1544
Abstract
There is marked regional variation in the availability of neonatal intensive care in the United States. We conducted a study to determine whether a greater supply of neonatologists or neonatal intensive care beds is associated with lower neonatal mortality.Keywords
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