Variations between hospitals in antireflux procedures in children

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 658-663

  Goldin, Adam B ^a,c   Garrison, Michelle ^b,c   Christakis, Dimitri ^c  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSTOMY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLOROMYOTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650092963     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.103     Document Type: Article

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