Hospital characteristics affect outcomes for common pediatric surgical conditions

American Surgeon

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 739-745

  Cosper, Graham H ^a,b   Hamann, Mary Sue ^a   Stiles, Anquonette ^a   Nakayama, Don K ^a  

^a New Hanover Regional Medical Center   (United States)

^b NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTUSSUSCEPTION; LENGTH OF STAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PYLOROMYOTOMY; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PYLORUS STENOSIS; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

APPENDICITIS; CHILD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PYLORIC STENOSIS; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33747816467     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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