The association between U.S. Poison Center assistance and length of stay and hospital charges

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 198-206

  Friedman, L S ^a   Krajewski, A ^a   Vannoy, E ^a   Allegretti, A ^a   Wahl, M ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS POISON CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital charges; Length of stay; Poison control center; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POISON CENTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896843610     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2014.892125     Document Type: Article

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