Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 6-14 , March 2006

The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program: Accomplishments and Contributions

  • Jane W. Ball, RN, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • EMSC National Resource Center, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Jane W. Ball, RN, DrPH, EMSC National Resource Center, 8737 Colesville Rd, Suite 400, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
    • ,
  • Edward Liao, MS, MPH, MBA

      Affiliations

    • EMSC National Resource Center, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Daniel Kavanaugh, MSW, LCSW-C

      Affiliations

    • Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, MD
    • ,
  • Christina Turgel, BSN, RN-C

      Affiliations

    • Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, Rockville, MD

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PII: S1522-8401(06)00002-4

doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2006.01.001

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 1 , Pages 6-14 , March 2006

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