Paediatric home care in the 1990s.
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Paediatric home care in the UK.
Paediatric home care services in the UK were ascertained in 1991 and 1992. Respondents from 209 (97%) UK health districts and boards identified 62 general and 124 specialist paediatric home care services by January 1993, 15% having opened in the previous year. Of all UK children, 30% lived in a district with a general home care service. Five health regions had only specialist services. District...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of disease in childhood
دوره 66 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991