Factors relating to hospitalisation and economic burden of paediatric constipation in the state of Victoria, Australia, 2002-2009

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 993-999

  Ansari, Humaira ^a,b   Ansari, Zahid ^d   Lim, Tracy ^b   Hutson, John M ^a,b,c   Southwell, Bridget R ^a  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

constipation; cost; epidemiology; public health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILD REARING; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; AMBULATORY CARE; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSTIPATION; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL CLASS; VICTORIA;

EID: 84916200037     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12675     Document Type: Article

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