A question of quality in sickle cell disease

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 435-436

  Quinn, Charles T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; CHILD; HOSPITAL READMISSION; STANDARD;

ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; CHILD; HUMANS; PATIENT READMISSION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 62449175675     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.21904     Document Type: Note

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