Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 4 , Pages 543-552 , October 2009

Joint Policy Statement—Guidelines for Care of Children in the Emergency Department

  • American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine
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  • American College of Emergency Physicians Pediatric Committee
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  • Emergency Nurses Association Pediatric Committee

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 Published simultaneously in the October issues of Pediatrics and Journal of Emergency Nursing.

PII: S0196-0644(09)01435-8

doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2009.08.010

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 54, Issue 4 , Pages 543-552 , October 2009

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