Office preparedness for pediatric emergencies: A randomized, controlled trial of an office-based training program

Pediatrics

Volumn 112, Issue 2 I, 2003, Pages 291-295

  Bordley, W Clayton ^a,d   Travers, Debbie ^a   Scanlon, Patricia ^b   Frush, Karen ^a   Hohenhaus, Sue ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education; Controlled trial; Emergency medical services for children; Office preparedness; Pediatric emergencies; Pediatrics advanced life support; Randomized

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RESUSCITATION;

CHILD; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; NORTH CAROLINA; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0042632647     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.112.2.291     Document Type: Article

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