Availability of pediatric services and equipment in emergency departments: United States, 2006

National Health Statistics Reports

Volumn , Issue 47, 2012, Pages 1-22

  Schappert, Susan M ^a   Bhuiya, Farida ^a  

^a Division of Health Care Statistics   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Emergency care; Medical equipment; National hospital ambulatory medical care survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT; PEDIATRICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864852793     PISSN: 21648344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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