Air Medical Journal
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 183-187 , July 2007

Reverse transport of children from a tertiary pediatric hospital

  • Mona L. McPherson, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    • Center for Pediatric Health Services Research, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
    • ,
  • Larry S. Jefferson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    • ,
  • E. O'Brian Smith, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    • ,
  • Garry C. Sitler, RRT, RCP

      Affiliations

    • Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
    • ,
  • Jeanine M. Graf, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Jeanine M. Graf, MD, Texas Children's Hospital, 6621 Fannin, WT 6-006, Houston, TX 77030

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PII: S1067-991X(06)00346-4

doi: 10.1016/j.amj.2006.10.009

Air Medical Journal
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 183-187 , July 2007

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