Concentration of hospital care for acute sickle cell disease-related visits

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 685-689

  Panepinto, Ja ^a,b,d   Owens, Pl ^e,f   Mosso, Al ^g   Steiner, Ca ^e   Brousseau, Dc ^a,c,d  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*  (United States)

^b Section of Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplantation   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d Children's Hospital of Wisconsin   (United States)

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

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g SOCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Continuity of care; Minority health; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864932537     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24028     Document Type: Article

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