Children in emergency departments: Who should provide their care?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 573-576

  Prentiss, Kimball A ^a,b   Vinci, Robert ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEVER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68049099016     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.137885     Document Type: Review

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