Medical injuries among hospitalized children

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 202-207

  Meurer, J R ^a   Yang, H ^a   Guse, C E ^a   Scanlon, M C ^a   Layde, P M ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; IMPLANT; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RADIATION INJURIES; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY; WISCONSIN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33745184634     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2005.015412     Document Type: Article

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