Emergency care for children in resource-constrained countries

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-15

  Molyneux, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Children; Emergency care; Health resources; Healthcare access; Resource limited; Trauma

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REVIEW; WORKLOAD;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL HEALTH; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRIAGE;

EID: 56949104442     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.07.002     Document Type: Review

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