Burden of facial cellulitis: Estimates from the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 312-317

  Kim, Min Kyeong ^a   Allareddy, Veeratrishul ^b   Nalliah, Romesh P ^a   Kim, Ji Eun ^a   Allareddy, Veerasathpurush ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CELLULITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FACE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; JAW DISEASE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS; TIME; TOOTH DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CELLULITIS; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FACE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; INSURANCE, HEALTH; JAW DISEASES; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREVALENCE; TIME FACTORS; TOOTH DISEASES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864608136     PISSN: 22124403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2011.07.043     Document Type: Article

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