Social factors associated with prolonged hospitalization among diabetic children

Pediatrics

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 40-44

  Keenan, Heather T ^a   Foster, Carol M ^b   Bratton, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coma; Diabetes mellitus; Health disparities; Ketoacidosis; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETIC COMA; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETIC COMA; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAID; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036144028     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.109.1.40     Document Type: Article

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