The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 3 , Pages 388-393.e1 , March 2008

More Hemorrhagic and Severe Events Cause Higher Hospitalization Care Cost for Childhood Stroke in Taiwan

  • Pei-Chun Chen, MS

      Affiliations

    • Institution of Environmental Health, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
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  • Kuo-Liong Chien, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institution of Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
    • ,
  • Ching-Wen Chang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institution of Environmental Health, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
    • ,
  • Ta-Chen Su, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
    • ,
  • Jiann-Shing Jeng, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
    • ,
  • Yuan-Teh Lee, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institution of Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
    • ,
  • Fung-Chang Sung, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institution of Environmental Health, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
    • Institution of Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei
    • Institution of Environmental Health, China Medical University College of Public Health, Taichung, Taiwan.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Fung-Chang Sung, PhD, MPH, Institute of Environmental Health, China Medical University College of Public Health, 91 Hsueh-Shih Rd, Taichung 404, Taiwan.

Received 31 January 2007 ,Revised 19 June 2007 ,Accepted 3 August 2007.

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 Supported by the National Science Council, Executive Yuan, Taiwan, Grant NSC94-2314-B-039-006, 2005-2006.

PII: S0022-3476(07)00755-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.08.003

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 3 , Pages 388-393.e1 , March 2008

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