Appropriateness of pediatric admissions to a tertiary care facility in Israel

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 501-503

  Katz, M ^a   Warshawsky, S S ^a   Porat, A ^a   Press, J ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Admission criteria; Appropriateness evaluation; Pediatric hospitalization

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EMERGENCY ROOMS; HOSPITALS;

HOSPITAL ADMISSION;

PEDIATRICS;

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; REHABILITATION CENTER; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PEDIATRICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0034837046     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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