Pediatric hospitalization patterns for selected chronic health conditions using hospital abstract reporting system data: Methods and findings

Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 305-334

  Valentine, Jeanette M ^a   Neff, John ^a   Park, Alice N ^a   Sharp, Virginia ^a   Maynard, Charles ^b   Christakis, Dimitri ^c   Hicks Thomson, Jan ^d  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Office of Children with Special Health Care Needs   (United States)

Author keywords

Inpatient utilization; Pediatric chronic illness

Indexed keywords

EID: 26444614251     PISSN: 13873741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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