Factors Associated with Variability in Outcomes for Children Hospitalized with Urinary Tract Infection

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 154, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 789-796

  Conway, Patrick H ^a,b   Keren, Ron ^c  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SCHOOL CHILD; ULTRASOUND; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; KIDNEY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT READMISSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 65549101301     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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