Length of Stay and Mortality Associated With Febrile Neutropenia Among Children With Cancer
- 1 November 2005
- journal article
- pediatric oncology
- Published by American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Vol. 23 (31) , 7958-7966
- https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2005.01.6378
Abstract
Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate risk factors for longer length of stay (los) and mortality among hospitalized children with cancer who have febrile neutropenia. Methods This study inv...Keywords
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