Impact of children with medically complex conditions

Pediatrics

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 789-790

  Burke, Robert T ^a,b   Alverson, Brian ^a,b  

^a HASBRO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HOSPITALIZATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED CHILDREN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957710756     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-1885     Document Type: Note

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