Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 190-202 , September 2007

Pediatric Critical Care Interfacility Transport

  • Russ Horowitz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
    • Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Ranna A. Rozenfeld, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
    • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Ranna A. Rozenfeld, MD, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine #73, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children's Plaza, Chicago, IL 60614.

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doi: 10.1016/j.cpem.2007.07.001

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 190-202 , September 2007

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