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Acute care utilization due to hospitalizations for pediatric lower respiratory tract infections in British Columbia, Canada Santibanez, Pablo; Gooch, Katherine; Vo, Pamela; Lorimer, Michelle; Sandino, Yurik

Abstract

Background: Pediatric LRTI hospitalizations are a significant burden on patients, families, and healthcare systems. This study determined the burden of pediatric LRTIs on hospital settings in British Columbia and the benefits of prevention strategies as they relate to healthcare resource demand. Methods: LRTI inpatient episodes for patients

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Title
Acute care utilization due to hospitalizations for pediatric lower respiratory tract infections in British Columbia, Canada
Creator
Santibanez, Pablo; Gooch, Katherine; Vo, Pamela; Lorimer, Michelle; Sandino, Yurik
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2012-12-08
Description
Background: Pediatric LRTI hospitalizations are a significant burden on patients, families, and healthcare systems. This study determined the burden of pediatric LRTIs on hospital settings in British Columbia and the benefits of prevention strategies as they relate to healthcare resource demand. Methods: LRTI inpatient episodes for patients
Subject
Pediatrics; Lower respiratory tract infection; Acute care resource utilization
Geographic Location
British Columbia
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2016-02-09
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0224005
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/56925
Affiliation
Business, Sauder School of; Non UBC
Citation
BMC Health Services Research. 2012 Dec 08;12(1):451
Publisher DOI
10.1186/1472-6963-12-451
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Copyright Holder
Santibanez et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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