Factors associated with ability to treat pediatric emergencies in US hospitals

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 681-689

  Burt, Catharine W ^a   Middleton, Kimberly R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

AAP; ACEP; NHAMCS

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBABILITY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PEDIATRICS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37349125937     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181558d43     Document Type: Article

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