The pediatric emergency care applied research network: A history of multicenter collaboration in the United States

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 70-76

  Tzimenatos, Leah ^a   Kim, Emily ^a   Kuppermann, Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

multicenter collaboration; PECARN; research infrastructure

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; APPLIED RESEARCH; ASTHMA; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEDICATION ERROR; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SPINE STABILIZATION; CHILD; COOPERATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921342717     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000303     Document Type: Review

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