Hospitalization for urinary tract infections and the quality of preventive health care received by people with spina bifida

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 145-152

  Armour, Brian S ^a   Ouyang, Lijing ^a   Thibadeau, Judy ^a,b   Grosse, Scott D ^a   Campbell, Vincent A ^a   Joseph, David ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b McKing Consulting Corp   (United States)

^c Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability; Preventable hospitalizations; Quality of care; Spina bifida; Urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BACTERIURIA; CHILD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SPINA BIFIDA; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66949157957     PISSN: 19366574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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