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- Title
Variation in paediatric clinical practice: A review of care in inpatient, outpatient and emergency department settings.
- Authors
Hiscock, Harriet; Perera, Prescilla; Mclean, Karen; Roberts, Gehan; Lucas, Gillian; Kelly, Margaret; Klineberg, Emily; White, Les
- Abstract
The article presents the author's views on variations in pediatric clinical practice, publsihed in an editorial in a 2010 issue of the British Medical Journal. He opines on the difficulty in reducing bad variation, which reflects the limits and failures of professional knowledge. He comments on variation in diagnostic and treatment and quality of care and associated costs.
- Subjects
MEDICAL care; MEDICAL ethics; MEDICAL care costs; MEDICAL care accountability; HEALTH facilities; HOSPITAL emergency services; PEDIATRICS
- Publication
Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 2016, Vol 52, Issue 7, p691
- ISSN
1034-4810
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/jpc.13212