Assessing the appropriateness of hospital utilization to improve efficiency and competitive position.

A hospital, induced by a certificate of need process and a newly competitive health care environment, made the transition from passive response to outside pressures to active utilization control.

Aspirin intolerance and recurrent urticaria in normal adults and children. Epidemiology and review.

The frequency of aspirin intolerance by history in 2,592 normal individuals was 0.3%. Although the frequency of aspirin intolerance was similar in adults and children, the bronchospastic type predominated in adults, and only the urticarial type was found in normal children.