Improving the quality of emergency care for children in developing countries

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Maclennan, Carolyn ^a   Von Xylander, Severin ^b   Weber, Martin W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 33645542510     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.06.030379     Document Type: Editorial

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