Readmission in children's emergency care: An analysis of hospital episode statistics

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 341-346

  Callery, Peter ^a   Kyle, Richard G ^a   Campbell, Malcolm ^a   Banks, Michele ^a   Kirk, Susan ^a   Powell, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY CARE; FEVER; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL EPISODE STATISTICS; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIARRHEA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 77953741615     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.163261     Document Type: Article

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