National Hospital volume in acute pancreatitis: Analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample 1998-2006

HPB

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 391-397

  Singla, Anand ^a   Csikesz, Nicholas G ^a   Simons, Jessica P ^a   Li, You Fu ^a   Ng, Sing Chau ^a   Tseng, Jennifer F ^a   Shah, Shimul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pancreatitis; Elixhauser; Morbidity; Nationawide inpatient sample; Volume

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA;

EID: 70349557589     PISSN: 1365182X     EISSN: 14772574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-2574.2009.00072.x     Document Type: Article

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