Persistent gap of incremental charges for obesity as a secondary diagnosis in common pediatric hospitalizations

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 149-156

  Woolford, Susan J ^a,b,c   Gebremariam, Achamyeleh ^a,b   Clark, Sarah J ^a,b   Davis, Matthew M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Charges; Comorbidity; Economics; Hospitalization; Obesity; Pediatrics; Secondary diagnosis

Indexed keywords

APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; OBESITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL CHARGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649371570     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.388     Document Type: Article

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