Access to optimal emergency care for children

Pediatrics

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 161-164

  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 ^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   Role, Susan Eads ^a   Tuggle, David W ^f   Turgel, Tina ^d   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

Access to care; Emergency medical services for children; Emergency readiness

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; STANDARD;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS;

EID: 33846940078     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-2900     Document Type: Review

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