Interspecialty Differences in the Care of Children with Chronic or Serious Acute Conditions: A Review of the Literature

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-168

  Mayer, Michelle L ^a   Skinner, Asheley Cockrell ^a   Freed, Gary L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 58149502096     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.11.004     Document Type: Note

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