Factors associated with length of stay for pediatric asthma hospitalizations

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 471-477

  Shanley, Leticia A ^a   Lin, Hua ^a   Flores, Glenn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma hospitalization; Diatric; Hospitalized child; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; OBESITY; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; WINTER; AGE; COMORBIDITY; HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84931316877     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2014.984843     Document Type: Conference Paper

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