Consensus standards for the care of children and adolescents in Australian health services

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 78-82

  Hill, Melissa K ^a   Pawsey, Marjorie ^b   Cutler, Anne ^c   Holt, Joanna L ^d   Goldfeld, Sharon R ^e,f,g  

^a ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (Australia)

^b The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards   (Australia)

^c Association for the Wellbeing of Children in Healthcare   (Australia)

^d Australia   (Australia)

^e ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SAFETY; PLAY;

EID: 79951941353     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb04172.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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