Predictors of Hospital Reuse Among Publicly Insured Children Hospitalized for Status Asthmaticus
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عنوان ژورنال: Hospital Pediatrics
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2154-1663,2154-1671
DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2017-0239