The role of the pediatrician in rural emergency medical services for children

Pediatrics

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1553-1556

  Krug, Steven E ^g   Bojko, Thomas ^g   Dolan, Margaret A ^g   Frush, Karen S ^g   O'Malley, Patricia J ^g   Sapien, Robert E ^g   Shaw, Kathy N ^g   Shook, Joan E ^g   Sirbaugh, Paul E ^g   Yamamoto, Loren G ^g   Ball, Jane ^a   Brown, Kathleen ^b   Bullock, Kim ^c   Kavanaugh, Dan ^d   Mace, Sharon E ^e   Tuggle, David W ^f   Tellez, Susan ^g  

^a EMSC National Resource Center   (United States)

^b National Association of EMS Physicians   (United States)

^c AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^d Maternal and Child Health Bureau   (United States)

^e AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^f AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

^g NONE

Author keywords

EMSC; Pediatric emergency; Rural health; Rural pediatrician

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CHILD HEALTH; EMERGENCY CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644689777     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-2276     Document Type: Review

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