Cost of hospitalizations associated with sickle cell disease in the United States

Public Health Reports

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 40-43

  Davis, Harold ^a,b   Moore Jr , Roscoe M ^a   Gergen, Peter J ^c  

^a Dept of Health and Human Services   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Natl Inst Allerg and Infect Dis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST SAVINGS; DIRECT SERVICE COSTS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

EID: 0031030086     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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