Trends in resource utilization for hospitalized children with skin and soft tissue infections

Pediatrics

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Lopez, Michelle A ^a,f   Cruz, Andrea T ^b,c   Kowalkowski, Marc A ^d   Raphael, Jean L ^e  

^a Section of Hospital Medicine   (United States)

^b Sections of Emergency Medicine   (United States)

^c Sections of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Department of Pediatrics   (United States)

^f TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care disparity; Health care use; Infectious disease; Pediatrics; Staphylococcal infection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INCISION; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS;

EID: 84874611402     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2012-0746     Document Type: Article

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