Health Care Costs of Formula-feeding in the First Year of Life.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Ball, Thomas M.; Wright, Anne L.
- Source
- Pediatrics. Apr99 Part 2 of 2, Vol. 103 Issue 4, p870. 7p.
- Subject
- *MEDICAL care costs
*INFANT formulas
*INFANT care
- Language
- ISSN
- 0031-4005
Deals with a study which determined the excess cost of health care services for three illnesses in formula-fed infants in the first year of life, after adjusting for potential confounders. Relation of illness outcomes with feeding practices; Utilization of health care services in relation to feeding status; Costs for health care services.