Management and Outcomes for Children with Pyloric Stenosis Stratified by Hospital Type1

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-9

  Finkelstein, Julia B ^a   Stamell, Emily F ^a   Zilbert, Nathan R ^a   Ginsburg, Howard B ^a   Nadler, Evan P ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

health care disparities; infants; pyloric stenosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLOROMYOTOMY; PYLORUS STENOSIS; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PYLORIC STENOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71649107422     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.05.048     Document Type: Article

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