The cost of foreign body injuries in the upper aero-digestive tract: Need for a change from a clinical to a public health perspective?

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1391-1398

  Gregori, D ^a   Scarinzi, C ^a   Berchialla, P ^a   Snidero, S ^a   Rahim, Y ^b   Stancu, A ^a   Corradetti, R ^a   Pagano, E ^a   Morra, B ^c   Salerni, L ^d   Passali, D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b International Society for Violence and Injury Prevention   (Norway)

^c MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case management; Direct medical costs; Foreign body injuries; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BRONCHI; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TIME FACTORS; TRACHEA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34547129374     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2007.05.013     Document Type: Article

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