Short stay facilities: The future of efficient paediatric emergency services

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 309-313

  Browne, G J ^a,b   Penna, A ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency; Illness; Short stay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029872859     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.74.4.309     Document Type: Article

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