Differences in severity-adjusted pediatric hospitalization rates are associated with race/ethnicity

Pediatrics

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Chamberlain, James M ^a,b   Joseph, Jill G ^c,d   Patel, Kantilal M ^a,d,e   Pollack, Murray M ^a,b,f  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d School of Pharmacy   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f Center for Hospital Based Specialties   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Health care delivery; Health care quality; Health services research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PEDIATRICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34249907827     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-2309     Document Type: Article

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