A population-based analysis of socioeconomic status and insurance status and their relationship with pediatric trauma hospitalization and mortality rates

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 461-466

  Marcin, James P ^a,b   Schembri, Michael S ^c   He, Jingsong ^c   Romano, Patrick S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Section of Critical Care Medicine   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0037369458     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.3.461     Document Type: Article

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