The necessity of centralizing paediatric intensive care;Noodzaak tot centralisatie van pediatrische intensive care

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 141, Issue 48, 1997, Pages 2325-2327

  Gemke, R J B J ^a   Van Der Voort, E ^b   Bos, A P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRALIZATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED; INTENSIVE CARE; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; SHORT SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 0031456208     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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