Urgency of emergency department visits by children with sickle cell disease: A comparison of 3 chronic conditions

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 333-341

  Bundy, David G ^a,b   Strouse, John J ^a   Casella, James F ^b   Miller, Marlene R ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions   (United States)

Author keywords

asthma; diabetes mellitus; hospital emergency service; hospitalization; sickle cell disease

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

AGE FACTORS; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARYLAND; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79960536104     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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