A robustified modeling approach to analyze pediatric length of stay

PurposeLength of stay (LOS) is an important measure of the cost of pediatric hospitalizations, but the guidelines developed so far are not rigorously evidence-based. This study demonstrates a robust gamma mixed regression approach to analyze the positively skewed LOS variable, which has implications...

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Main Authors: Lee, Andy, Gracey, Michael, Wang, Kui, Yau, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2005
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22296