Telemedicine and neonatal regionalization of care - Ensuring that the right baby gets to the right nursery

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 557-561

  Hall Barrow, Julie ^a   Hall, R Whit ^a   Burke Jr , Bryan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NURSERY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; POTTER SYNDROME; PREMATURITY; PROGNOSIS; REGIONALIZATION; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; TELEMEDICINE; URBAN AREA; X RAY; ARTICLE; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; UNITED STATES;

ARKANSAS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 75549086585     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00904481-20090918-02     Document Type: Review

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