The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 5 , Pages 644-649.e3, November 2006

Association of emergency department care factors with admission and discharge decisions for pediatric patients

  • James M. Chamberlain, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationNo reprints available. Correspondence to James Chamberlain, MD, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010.
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  • Kantilal M. Patel, PhD

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    • This manuscript is dedicated to the memory of Dr Kantilal Patel, who died on September 18, 2005.
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  • Murray M. Pollack, MD, MBA

Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine, and the Department of Emergency Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC; the Center for Health Services and Community Research, Children’s Research Institute, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC; and the Center for Hospital-Based Specialties and Division of Critical Care Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC.

Received 28 April 2005; received in revised form 19 April 2006; accepted 30 May 2006.

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 Supported by the Agency for Health Care Quality and Research, grant RO1-HS10238-02.

PII: S0022-3476(06)00493-8

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.05.047

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The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 5 , Pages 644-649.e3, November 2006