The impact of a complex care clinic in a children's hospital

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 574-582

  Cohen, E ^a,b   Friedman, J N ^a   Mahant, S ^a   Adams, S ^c   Jovcevska, V ^a   Rosenbaum, P ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Care co ordination; Children and youth with special healthcare needs; Medically complex and fragile children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MALE; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARD; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARENTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77954704395     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2009.01069.x     Document Type: Article

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