Why are children's hospitals so busy?

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 219-220

  McClimon, Patricia J ^a   Hansen, Thomas N ^a  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; THERAPY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0037343008     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mpd.2003.89     Document Type: Short Survey

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