Pediatric retropharyngeal abscesses: A national perspective

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1837-1843

  Lander, Lina ^a   Lu, Sam ^b   Shah, Rahul K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP); Kids' Inpatient Database (KID); Outcomes; Patient quality; Resource utilization; Retropharyngeal abscesses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DRAINAGE; FEES AND CHARGES; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROPHARYNGEAL ABSCESS; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 55349101964     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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