Redefining the community pediatric hospitalist: The combined pediatric ED/inpatient unit

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-37

  Krugman, Scott D ^a   Suggs, Adrienne ^a   Photowala, Hasnain Y ^b   Beck, Adam ^c  

^a Franklin Square Hospital Center ^*  (United States)

^b Quality Risk and Safety Department   (United States)

^c MEDSTAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined pediatric unit; Community hospital; Hospitalist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STAFF; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HOSPITALISTS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33846318124     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000248685.94647.01     Document Type: Article

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