Effect of a centralised transfer service on characteristics of inter-hospital neonatal transfers

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Kempley, S T ^a,b   Baki, Y ^b   Hayter, G ^c   Ratnavel, N ^b   Cavazzoni, E ^b   Reyes, T ^b  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 34247867873     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.106047     Document Type: Article

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