Forecasting the length-of-stay of pediatric patients in hospitals: a scoping review

Table 1 Research axes and keywords

Research axes	Forecast models	Length of stay in hospital	Pediatric patients
Keywords	Predict^a	“Length of Stay”	Child^a
	Model	“Hospital Days”	Pediatric
	Prognos^a	“Length of Hospital Stay”	Paediatric
	Forecast^a	“Duration of Stay”	Kid
	Regression	“Patient Stay”	Youth^a
	Estimat^a		Adolescen^a
			Neonat^a
			Newborn^a
			Infant^a

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