Effect of prematurity on respiratory syncytial virus hospital resource use and outcomes

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 143, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Horn, Susan D ^a,b   Smout, Randall J ^a   King, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL OUTCOMES RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PNEUMONIA; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0345604448     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/s0022-3476(03)00509-2     Document Type: Article

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