Admission predictor modeling in pediatric interhospital transport

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 443-447

  Freishtat, Robert J ^a,c   Klein, Bruce L ^a   Teach, Stephen J ^a   Johns, Christina M S ^a   Arapian, Linda S ^a   Perraut, Michael E ^b   Chamberlain, James M ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Interhospital transport; Severity of illness score

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERHOSPITAL COOPERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRIAGE;

EID: 3242658886     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000132224.73223.17     Document Type: Article

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