Epidemiology of pediatric hospitalizations at general hospitals and freestanding children's hospitals in the United States
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- 4 July 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Hospital Medicine
- Vol. 11 (11), 743-749
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.2624
Abstract
BACKGROUND Children may be hospitalized at general hospitals or freestanding children's hospitals. Knowledge about how inpatient care differs at these hospitals is important to inform national research and quality efforts. OBJECTIVE To describe the volume and characteristics of pediatric hospitalizations at acute care general and freestanding children's hospitals in the United States. DESIGN, PATIENTS, AND SETTING Cross‐sectional study of hospitalizations in the United States among childrenKeywords
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