Analysis of 23 million US hospitalizations: uninsured children have higher all-cause in-hospital mortality.

Autor: Abdullah, Fizan, Zhang, Yiyi, Lardaro, Thomas, Black, Marissa, Colombani, Paul M., Chrouser, Kristin, Pronovost, Peter J., Chang, David C.
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Zdroj: Journal of Public Health; Jun2010, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p236-244, 9p, 4 Charts, 2 Graphs
Abstrakt: Background: The number of uninsured children in the USA is increasing while the impact on children's health of being uninsured remains largely uncharacterized. We analyzed data from more than 23 million US children to evaluate the effect of insurance status on the outcome of US pediatric hospitalization. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
Databáze: Complementary Index