Appropriateness of admissions and days of stay in pediatric wards of Italy

Pediatrics

Volumn 112, Issue 1 I, 2003, Pages 124-128

  Bianco, Aida ^b   Pileggi, Claudia ^b   Trani, Francesca ^b   Angelillo, Italo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Appropriateness of admission; Appropriateness of stay; Hospital utilization; Italy; Pediatric Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, UNDER 100; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PATIENT ADMISSION; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0038757575     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.112.1.124     Document Type: Article

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