Providing optimal emergency care for medically underserved children

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 109-119

  Friedlaender, Eron Y ^a   Alessandrini, Evaline A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL;

CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG COST; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOUSING; HUMAN; MEDICAID; PARENTHOOD; POVERTY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT PLANNING; URBAN AREA;

EID: 2942661498     PISSN: 15228401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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