Socioeconomic differences in childhood hospital inpatient service utilisation and costs: Prospective cohort study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 591-597

  Petrou, Stavros ^a   Kupek, Emil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

BERKSHIRE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; OXFORDSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 21344463523     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2004.025395     Document Type: Article

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