Improving the quality of paediatric care in peripheral hospitals in developing countries

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 563-565

  Duke, T ^a   Tamburlini, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL MEDICINE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; NURSING; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; STANDARD;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0038168694     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.88.7.563     Document Type: Editorial

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