Evaluation of a national surveillance unit

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 21-27

  Gazarian, Madlen ^f   Williams, Katrina ^f   Elliott, Elizabeth ^e   Chant, Kerry ^b   Longbottom, Helen ^c   Mellis, Craig ^a   Nolan, Terry ^d   Oates, R K ^f   Ruben, Alan ^f  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b S Eastern Sydney Public Health Unit   (Australia)

^c Cmw Dept of Hum Serv and Health   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Australia Paediatr Surveillance U   (Australia)

^f NONE

Author keywords

Evaluation; Paediatric surveillance unit; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DOCUMENTATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MONITORING; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0001909531     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.80.1.21     Document Type: Article

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