Patterns of hospital resources utilization of children with leukemia and CNS tumors: A comparison of children who survive and those who die within 3 years of diagnosis

Nursing Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-44

  Hendrickson, Karie Cummings ^a   Rimar, Joan ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKEMIA; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKEMIA; MALE; NEW ENGLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 63349109751     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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