Early Discharge after Delivery. A Study of Safety and Risk Factors

The increased frequency of early discharge of newborns has led to questions of its safety. Most studies have looked at mortality and rehospitalization, not all missed diagnoses. The purpose of this study was to determine diagnoses in newborn infants that would have been missed if the infant had been...

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Main Authors: Deena R. Zimmerman, Gil Klinger, Paul Merlob
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2003-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2003.108
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