Patient volume and quality of care for young children hospitalized with acute gastroenteritis

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 857-863

  McLeod, Lisa ^a   French, Benjamin ^a   Dai, Dingwei ^a   Localio, Russell ^a   Keren, Ron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MISUSE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROTAVIRUS; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052438772     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.132     Document Type: Article

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