Geographical maldistribution of pediatric medical resources in Seattle-King County

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 326-332

  King, Mary A ^a   Koelemay, Kathryn ^b   Zimmerman, Jerry ^b   Rubinson, Lewis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

disaster; hospitals; pediatrics; Seattle King County; services; staffing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISASTER PLANNING; EARTHQUAKE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISASTER PLANNING; EARTHQUAKES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COALITIONS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 78049525037     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00008281     Document Type: Article

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