Socioeconomic status and length of hospital stay in children with vaso-occlusive crises of sickle cell disease

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 192-196

  Ellison, Angela M ^a   Bauchner, Howard ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Sickle cell disease; Socioeconomic status; Vaso occlusive crisis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CELL HYPOXIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAID; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PILOT PROJECTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; VASOCONSTRICTION; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 33947159723     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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