[Variations in hospitalization rates of non-neonatal hospital admissions to pediatric departments of three district hospitals]
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[Variations in hospitalization rates of non-neonatal hospital admissions to pediatric departments of three district hospitals]
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- An Esp Pediatr 1993 Mar;38(3):282
Abstract
Hospitalization rates of children from three health districts were analyzed. The rates ranged from 30 to 40 admissions per 1000 children. The length of hospital stay, the rates of transfers and deaths were similar. Admission rates were different for certain selected diagnoses: gastroenteritis, pneumonia, bronchiolitis, head trauma and ear, nose and throat procedures. The variations were not related to differences in physician or bed supply, nor to severity or the disease of a delay in getting medical care. The demographic and geographic characteristics and the different patterns of practice can be associated with the observed variations. The health status of these children must be determined before considering which rate is correct.
Comment in
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[Hospitalization rate].An Esp Pediatr. 1997 Sep;47(3):334-5. An Esp Pediatr. 1997. PMID: 9499296 Spanish. No abstract available.
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