Pediatric office emergencies

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 591-596

  Klig, Jean E ^a   O'Malley, Patricia J ^b  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services for children; Pediatric office emergency; Prehospital care

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHILD; CIVIL DEFENSE; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; OFFICE VISITS; PHYSICIANS' OFFICES;

EID: 34748847464     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e3282efd4cc     Document Type: Review

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