Hospital burden of unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning in the United States, 2007

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 657-664

  Iqbal, Shahed ^a   Law, Huay Zong ^a   Clower, Jacquelyn H ^a   Yip, Fuyuen Y ^a   Elixhauser, Anne ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861903575     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.03.003     Document Type: Article

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