Child health services research: Challenges and opportunities

JAMA

Volumn 277, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 1787-1793

  Forrest, Christopher B ^a   Simpson, Lisa ^b   Clancy, Carolyn ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030925380     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.277.22.1787     Document Type: Article

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