Hospital Services for Rural Children in Washington State
- 1 February 1997
- journal article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 99 (2) , 196-203
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.99.2.196
Abstract
Objective. To examine the current delivery of inpatient hospital services to a statewide population of rural children, define the types of pediatric conditions currently treated in rural hospitals or transferred to urban centers, and explore the role of rural pediatricians and family practitioners in the care of children in rural hospitals.Keywords
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