title: A history of regionalized premature care in rural Illinois.
abstract: Many historical accounts have been published on the development of premature infant care. Almost exclusively, these descriptions have involved large urban centers with university affiliation. A large rural health care region has never received comparable historical perspective. Public health records, official medical society publications, and local community hospital documents and interviews are collated in order to recreate the evolution of regionalized premature care in rural Illinois.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, Illinois.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D002662:Child Health Services / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000266:history; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D007229:Infant Welfare / Q000266:history; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000266:history; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000266:history*; D012423:Rural Health / Q000266:history*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history