Trends in pediatric hospitalizations of children in Washington State by insurance and chronic condition status, 1991-1998

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 703-709

  Neff, John M ^a,d   Valentine, Jeanette ^a   Park, Alice ^a   Hicks Thomson, Jan ^b   Christakis, Dimitri A ^c,d   Muldoon, John ^e   Churchill, Shervin ^a  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Washington State ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036315494     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.156.7.703     Document Type: Article

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