Quantifying variation of paediatric length of stay among intensive care units in Australia and New Zealand

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Straney, Lahn ^a   Clements, Archie ^a   Alexander, Jan ^b   Slater, Anthony ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; NEW ZEALAND; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; NEW ZEALAND; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ADJUSTMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78650325745     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.028811     Document Type: Article

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