Regional Differences in Healthcare Delivery for Gastroparesis

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2789-2798

  Bielefeldt, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic testing; Hospitalization; Mortality; Nutritional support; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; GASTROSTOMY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; POPULATION DENSITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH PARESIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GASTROPARESIS; GASTROSTOMY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885293943     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-013-2643-8     Document Type: Article

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