The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 6 , Pages 738-740 , December 2008

Quality Pediatric Emergency Care: Everywhere, All the Time

  • John B. McCabe, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: John B. McCabe, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, 911 Jacobsen Hall, 750 E Adams St, Syracuse, NY 13210

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PII: S0022-3476(08)00574-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.07.001

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 6 , Pages 738-740 , December 2008