Hospital charges of potentially preventable pediatric hospitalizations

Academic Pediatrics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 436-444

  Lu, Sam ^a   Kuo, Dennis Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

ambulatory care sensitive conditions; hospital charges; Kids' Inpatient Database; preventable hospitalizations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SECONDARY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PEDIATRICS; PNEUMONIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866609578     PISSN: 18762859     EISSN: 18762867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2012.06.006     Document Type: Article

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