Variation in inpatient therapy and diagnostic evaluation of children with Henoch Schönlein purpura

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Weiss, Pamela F ^a,b   Klink, Andrew J ^a   Hexem, Kari ^a   Burnham, Jon M ^a,b   Leonard, Mary B ^a,b   Keren, Ron ^a,b   Localio, Russell ^b   Feudtner, Chris ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAPHYLACTOID PURPURA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PURPURA, SCHOENLEIN-HENOCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73949104400     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.05.030     Document Type: Article

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