Direct medical costs of acute pancreatitis hospitalizations in the United States

Pancreas

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 302-307

  Fagenholz, Peter J ^a   Fernández Del Castillo, Carlos ^a   Harris, N Stuart ^a   Pelletier, Andrea J ^a   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Cost; Hospitalization

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37349122110     PISSN: 08853177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPA.0b013e3180cac24b     Document Type: Article

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