Transport of critically ill children: How to utilize resources in the developing world

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 591-598

  Khilnani, Praveen ^a,b   Chhabra, Rajiv ^a  

^a MAX SUPERSPECIALITY HOSPITAL   (India)

^b ARTEMIS HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Critically ill children; Mortality; Training; Transport

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; HUMAN; INDIA; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; TRAINING;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INDIA; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEDIATRICS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 51349108316     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-008-0115-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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