Emergency interhospital critical care transport for children

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 236-238

  McCloskey, Karin A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0029901785     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008480-199606000-00008     Document Type: Review

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