Prediction of pediatric death in the year after hospitalization: A population-level retrospective cohort study

Journal of Palliative Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 160-169

  Feudtner, Chris ^a,c   Hexem, Kari R ^a   Shabbout, Mayadah ^b   Feinstein, James A ^a   Sochalski, Julie ^c   Silber, Jeffery H ^a,c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DYING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MORTALITY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PEDIATRICS; PENNSYLVANIA; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60049100964     PISSN: 10966218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2008.0206     Document Type: Article

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