Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 159-163 , February 2002

Analysis of pediatric hospitalizations after emergency department release as a quality improvement tool

Received 23 August 2000 ,Revised 4 April 2001 ,Accepted 16 April 2001.

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☆ Author contributions are provided at the end of this article.

☆☆ Address for reprints: Andrew D. DePiero, MD, Division of Emergency Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20010; 202-884-4177,fax 202-884-3573; E-mail,adepiero@cnmc.org .

PII: S0196-0644(02)42924-1

doi: 10.1067/mem.2002.116595

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 39, Issue 2 , Pages 159-163 , February 2002

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