The regionalization of pediatric health care

Pediatrics

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1182-1190

  Lorch, Scott A ^a,b,c   Myers, Sage ^a   Carr, Brendan ^b,c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care systems; Neonatal intensive care; Pediatric trauma care; Regionalization of care

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONALIZATION; REVIEW;

CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEDIATRICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649670325     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-1119     Document Type: Review

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