A comparison of long pediatric hospitalizations in 1985 and 1994

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 199-210

  Chabra, Anand ^a   Chávez, Gilberto F ^b,c  

^a S Mateo Co Health Services Agency   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Hospitalizations; Pediatric; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CALIFORNIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PROBABILITY; REGISTRIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0342749257     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005104131310     Document Type: Article

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