Return Visits to a Pediatric Emergency Department

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 166-171

  Alessandrini, Evaline A ^a,b   Lavelle, Jane M ^a   Grenfell, Stephanie M ^a   Jacobstein, Cynthia R ^a   Shaw, Kathy N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Quality improvement; Utilization review

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION; INJURY; MEDICAL ERROR; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOLIDAYS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHILADELPHIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 1642381887     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000117924.65522.a1     Document Type: Article

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