Variations in hospitalization outcomes in children admitted with seizures between 2003 and 2006

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 898-906

  Standridge, Shannon M ^a   Horn, Paul S ^a,b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Costs of hospitalization; Epilepsy; Length of stay; Seizure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862852388     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073811436325     Document Type: Article

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