Emergency medical services for children: A general pediatrician's perspective

Current Problems in Pediatrics

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 225-241

  Wheeler, Derek S ^a  

^a US Naval Hospital   (Guam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRICS; REVIEW;

CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 0033194378     PISSN: 00459380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-9380(99)80049-8     Document Type: Article

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