Randomised controlled trial comparing an acute paediatric hospital at home scheme with conventional hospital care

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 371-375

  Sartain, S A ^a   Maxwell, M J ^a   Todd, P J ^a   Jones, K H ^a   Bagust, A ^b   Haycox, A ^b   Bundred, P ^b  

^a Wirral Services for Child Health   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROUP; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME CARE SERVICES, HOSPITAL-BASED; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

EID: 0036828631     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.87.5.371     Document Type: Article

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