Pediatric hospital admissions for measles - Lessons from the 1990 epidemic

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 20-25

  Chavez, Gilberto F ^a,b,d   Ellis, Arthur A ^a,c  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c CDH   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; CALIFORNIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEASLES; MEDICAID; PATIENT ADMISSION; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0029814741     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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