Hospitalizations of infants and young children with Down syndrome: Evidence from inpatient person-records from a statewide administrative database

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1030-1038

  So, S A ^a,b   Urbano, Richard C ^a,b,c   Hodapp, R M ^a,b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth records; Congenital heart defects; Down syndrome; Hospital discharge records; ICD 9 diagnostic and procedure codes; Respiratory illnesses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DOWN SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART SURGERY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; TENNESSEE;

EID: 35948987196     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2007.01013.x     Document Type: Article

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