Pediatric admissions and procedures for lymphatic malformations in the United States: 1997 and 2000

Lymphatic Research and Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 58-65

  Harsha, Wayne J ^a   Perkins, Jonathan A ^b,c   Lewis, Charlotte W ^b,c,d   Manning, Scott C ^b,c  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; HOSPITAL CHARGE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24944466638     PISSN: 15396851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2005.3.58     Document Type: Article

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