Moderate and severe microcytic anemia in the emergency department: Indicators of care

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 902-903

  Mekky, Magda ^b   Jasuja, Mona ^b   Parkin, Patricia C ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; EMERGENCY WARD; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; MICROCYTIC ANEMIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ONTARIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROBABILITY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350513890     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922809338059     Document Type: Article

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