The pediatric emergency department/pediatric intensive care unit interface: "The double door mentality"

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 613-615

  Kissoon, Niranjan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NOTE; PATIENT TRANSPORT;

CHILD; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 33747508150     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000230708.96893.ff     Document Type: Note

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