Hospital readmission after management of appendicitis at freestanding children's hospitals: contemporary trends and financial implications.

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Published in J Pediatr Surg on June 01, 2012

Authors

Samuel Rice-Townsend1, Matthew Hall, Jeff N Barnes, Jessica K Baxter, Shawn J Rangel

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Boston Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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