The course and correlates of high hospital utilization in sickle cell disease: Evidence from a large, urban Medicaid managed care organization

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 666-670

  Carroll, C Patrick ^a,d   Carlton Jr , Haywood ^a,b   Fagan, Peter ^a,c   Lanzkron, Sophie ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Johns Hopkins HealthCare LLC   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; MEDICAID; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349492889     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21515     Document Type: Article

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