Specialty services for children with special health care needs: Supplement not supplant the medical home

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-4

  Graham, Robert J ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHRONIC DISEASE; COUNSELING; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TELEPHONE; TRIAGE;

EID: 38049150639     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.129999     Document Type: Short Survey

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