Adolescent-friendly health services: What have children's hospitals got to do with it?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 214-216

  Sawyer, Susan M ^a,b,c   Proimos, Jenny ^a,b   Towns, Susan J ^d,e  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77952556376     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01729.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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