Paediatric emergency care in resource-constrained health services is usually neglected: Time for change

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 165-176

  Molyneux, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREER; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; TEAMWORK;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77956422167     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: 14653281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/146532810X12703902516482     Document Type: Review

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