Should parents accompany critically ill children during inter-hospital transport?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1270-1273

  Davies, J ^b   Tibby, S M ^a,b   Murdoch, I A ^b  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MEDICAL STAFF; PARENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; STATISTICS; STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULANCES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; LONDON; MEDICAL AUDIT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 28444440937     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.074195     Document Type: Article

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