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. 2015 May;169(5):500-2.
doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.3702.

Direct admission to hospitals among children in the United States

JoAnna K Leyenaar  1 , Meng-Shiou Shieh  2 , Tara Lagu  3 , Penelope S Pekow  4 , Peter K Lindenauer  3
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Direct admission to hospitals among children in the United States

JoAnna K Leyenaar et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2015 May.
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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Variation in Direct Admission Rates Across Conditions and Hospitals and Associated Adjusted Costs of Direct Admission Relative to Admissions Originating in Emergency Departments (EDs).
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