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Review

Reasons for Being Admitted to the Hospital through the Emergency Department for Children and Adolescents, 2004

Chaya Merrill, Pamela L Owens
In: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Briefs [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2006 Feb. Statistical Brief #33.
2007 Jun.
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Review

Reasons for Being Admitted to the Hospital through the Emergency Department for Children and Adolescents, 2004

Chaya Merrill et al.
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Excerpt

This Statistical Brief presents data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) on the most common reasons for hospitalizations that began in the ED for patients under 18 years of age and compares these pediatric stays with similar stays for adults. All differences between estimates noted in the text are statistically significant at the 0.05 level or better.

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