Length of stay for specialized pediatric urologic care

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1126-1131

  Kogan, Barry A ^a   Baskin, Laurence S ^b   Allison, Mary Jane ^c  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0031738779     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.152.11.1126     Document Type: Article

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