A tale of two populations: Addressing pediatric needs in the continuum of emergency care

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 673-678

  Schenk, Ellen ^a   Edgerton, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED RESEARCH; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONALIZATION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84930021901     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2014.09.018     Document Type: Review

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