Do pediatric hospitalizations have a unique geography?

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-9

  Guagliardo, Mark F ^a,b   Jablonski, Kathleen A ^c   Joseph, Jill G ^a,b   Goodman, David C ^d  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c G Washington Univ Biostatist Ctr   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; UNITED STATES; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UTILIZATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CALIFORNIA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICARE PART A; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 2942574370     PISSN: 14726963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-4-2     Document Type: Article

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