Health care services utilization in children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Pediatrics

Volumn 110, Issue 1 I, 2002, Pages 68-72

  Reuveni, Haim ^a   Simon, Tzahit ^b   Tal, Asher ^a   Elhayany, Asher ^c   Tarasiuk, Ariel ^d  

^a Department of Health Policy and Management ^*  (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Children; Costs; Heath care utilization; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG COSTS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 0036306714     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.110.1.68     Document Type: Article

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