Inpatient growth and resource use in 28 children's hospitals: A longitudinal, multi-institutional study

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 170-177

  Berry, Jay G ^a,b   Hall, Matt ^d   Hall, David E ^e   Kuo, Dennis Z ^f   Cohen, Eyal ^g   Agrawal, Rishi ^h   Mandl, Kenneth D ^b,c   Clifton, Holly ⁱ   Neff, John ⁱ  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d Child Health Corporation of America   (United States)

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

^f ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^h NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEDICAID; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873427476     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.432     Document Type: Article

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