Risk factors for hospital readmission within 30 days: A new quality measure for children with sickle cell disease

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 481-485

  Debaun, Michael R ^a   Frei Jones, Melissa J ^b   Field, Joshua J ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Children; Readmission rate; Sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 62449189504     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21854     Document Type: Article

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