| In "Pediatric Hospitalizations for Asthma: Use of a Linked File to Separate Person-level Risk and Readmission," from April 2004 authors Jonathan C. Wallace, Charles E. Denk, and Lakota K. Kruse examined New Jersey Hospital Discharge Files. The authors developed a method to differentiate between the numbers of admissions and numbers of individuals in order to derive more accurate conclusions about disparities and risks. To read the full study visit http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2004/apr/03_0009.htm. |
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