The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 6 , Pages 783-789.e2, December 2008

Quality of Care of Children in the Emergency Department: Association with Hospital Setting and Physician Training

  • Madan Dharmar, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA
    • Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Madan Dharmar, MBBS, Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis Children's Hospital, 2516 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817
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  • James P. Marcin, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA
    • Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA
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  • Patrick S. Romano, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA
    • Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA
    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA
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  • Emily R. Andrada, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA
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  • Frank Overly, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI
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  • Jonathan H. Valente, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI
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  • Danielle J. Harvey, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA
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  • Stacey L. Cole, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA
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  • Nathan Kuppermann, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA
    • Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA

Received 1 September 2007; received in revised form 15 April 2008; accepted 14 May 2008. published online 11 July 2008.

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 Supported in part by grants from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ 1 K08 HS 13179-01), Emergency Medical Services for Children (HRSA H34MC04367-01-00), and the California Healthcare Foundation (CHCF 02-2210). The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00417-4

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.05.025

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The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 6 , Pages 783-789.e2, December 2008

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