Effects of providing comprehensive ambulatory services to children with chronic conditions

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1003-1008

  Liptak, Gregory S ^a   Burns, Christine M ^a   Davidson, Philip W ^a   McAnarney, Elizabeth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031662479     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.152.10.1003     Document Type: Article

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