Validation of the paediatric appropriateness evaluation protocol in British practice

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 294-298

  Werneke, Ursula ^a   Smith, Helen ^b   Smith, Lain J ^c   Taylor, Jeanette ^d   MacFaul, Roderick ^d  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Wessex Primary Care Research Network   (United Kingdom)

^c NUFFIELD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL COLLEGE OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospitalisation; Paediatric admissions; Paediatric appropriateness evaluation protocol

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0030820509     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.77.4.294     Document Type: Article

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