Medical and social factors associated with the admission and discharge of acutely ill children

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 219-224

  Stewart, M ^a   Werneke, U ^b   MacFaul, R ^c   Taylor Meek, J ^c   Smith, H E ^d   Smith, I J ^e  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Roy Coll Paediatr and Child Hlth   (United Kingdom)

^d Wessex Primary Care Research Network   (United Kingdom)

^e NUFFIELD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Admissions; Appropriateness; Emergency admissions

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0031680221     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.79.3.219     Document Type: Article

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