
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bridges, John FP 
A1  - Hanson, Ralph M 
T1  - The importance of age and other variables in predicting paediatric patient flows in New South Wales
JF  - Australian Health Review
JO  - Aust. Health Review
Y1  - 2001
VL  - 24
IS  - 1
SP  - 94
EP  - 99
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AH010094 
N2  - This research focuses upon the relationship between a child's age and the likelihood that the child was treated at aSpecialist Children's Hospital rather than at a local hospital. While it is generally regarded that younger patients aremore resource intensive, a study was required to determine whether the Specialist Children's Hospitals attractedyounger patients. The analysis is based on 42,363 children treated in Greater Metropolitan Sydney in 1996/97, andon separations classified (role delineated) as non-tertiary DRGs (defined as Level 4 activity). However, this activityis of varying degrees of severity. A number of variables were used to explain why a child was treated at either a localhospital or at a specialist children's hospital. This study clearly demonstrates that Specialist Children's Hospitals do attractyounger and more severe patients. 
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