Effect of weather on attendance with injury at a paediatric emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 204-205

  Macgregor, Diana M ^a  

^a ROYAL ABERDEEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; INJURY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; UNITED KINGDOM; WEATHER;

EID: 0037349470     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.20.2.204     Document Type: Article

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