Development of a Neonatal Case-mix Classification
作者:
John Forbes,
Ruth Pickering,
期刊:
Medical Care
(OVID Available online 1988)
卷期:
Volume 26,
issue 11
页码: 1033-1045
ISSN:0025-7079
年代: 1988
出版商: OVID
关键词: patient classification;neonatology;latent class analysis
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
This article introduces a neonatal classification based on latent class analysis. The neonatal classification generates five distinct classes ranging from the normal-birth-weight, full-term, healthy baby to the low-birth-weight preterm infant with many life-threatening problems. Unlike several suggested neonatal classifications, latent class analysis accommodates the range and severity of illness typically encountered in neonatal populations. It also provides a classification based solely on the personal characteristics of the newborn that can be used to investigate variation in the use of neonatal services.
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