Use of discharge abstract databases to differentiate among pediatric hospitals based on operative procedures: Surgery in infants and young children in the state of Iowa

Anesthesiology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 480-487

  Dexter, Franklin ^a,b   Wachtel, Ruth E ^b   Yue, Jack C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; ARTICLE; CHILD; DATA BASE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041843824     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200308000-00032     Document Type: Article

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