Why are children hospitalized in Spain?;Por que se hospitalizan los ninos en Espana?

Anales Espanoles de Pediatria

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 264-268

  Sarría Santamera, Antonio ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

children; health services research; hospital utilization

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PHIMOSIS; SPAIN; ADOLESCENT; HOSPITALIZATION; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; SPAIN;

EID: 0029854948     PISSN: 03024342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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