Transforming systems of care for children in the global community

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 579-585

  Alverson, Dale C ^a,i   Swinfen, Roger ^b   Swinfen, Pat ^b   Rheuban, Karen ^c   Sable, Craig ^d,e   Smith, Anthony C ^f,g   Mars, Maurice ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b Swinfen Charitable Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^g ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; REVIEW; TELEHEALTH; UNITED NATIONS; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; TELEMEDICINE;

CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; TELEMEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 75549088490     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00904481-20090918-11     Document Type: Review

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