Use of a large national database for comparative evaluation of the effect of a bronchiolitis/viral pneumonia clinical care guideline on patient outcome and resource utilization

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1086-1090

  Todd, James ^a,c   Bertoch, David ^b   Dolan, Susan ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Child Health Corporation of America   (United States)

^c Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; RIBAVIRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0036873241     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.156.11.1086     Document Type: Article

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