Characteristics of children discharged from hospitals in the United States in 2000 with the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever

Pediatrics

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 503-508

  Miyake, Christina Y ^a,b   Gauvreau, Kimberlee ^a,b   Tani, Lloyd Y ^c,d   Sundel, Robert P ^a,b   Newburger, Jane W ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute rheumatic fever; Children; Epidemiology; Hospitalizations; United States

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOREA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOREATIC DISORDERS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DATABASES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548388492     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-3606     Document Type: Article

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