Maternity Ward Crowding, Procedure Use, and Child Health  

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Maternity Ward Crowding, Procedure Use, and Child Health  . / Maibom, Jonas; Sievertsen, Hans Henrik; Simonsen, Marianne; Wüst, Miriam.

I: Journal of Health Economics, Bind 75, 102399, 2021.

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Maibom, J, Sievertsen, HH, Simonsen, M & Wüst, M 2021, 'Maternity Ward Crowding, Procedure Use, and Child Health  ', Journal of Health Economics, bind 75, 102399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2020.102399

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Maibom, J., Sievertsen, H. H., Simonsen, M., & Wüst, M. (2021). Maternity Ward Crowding, Procedure Use, and Child Health  . Journal of Health Economics, 75, [102399]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2020.102399

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Maibom J, Sievertsen HH, Simonsen M, Wüst M. Maternity Ward Crowding, Procedure Use, and Child Health  . Journal of Health Economics. 2021;75. 102399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2020.102399

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Maibom, Jonas ; Sievertsen, Hans Henrik ; Simonsen, Marianne ; Wüst, Miriam. / Maternity Ward Crowding, Procedure Use, and Child Health  . I: Journal of Health Economics. 2021 ; Bind 75.

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