Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 205-209, December 2008

Congratulatory Remarks: Children's Hospital and Child Health Perspectives

  • Hung-Chi Lue

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatrics, Saint Mary's Hospital, Luodong, Yilan, Taiwan

Department of Pediatrics, Saint Mary's Hospital Luodong and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

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Key Words:  child health , children's hospital , fertility , mortality , population , pediatrics

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PII: S1875-9572(09)60011-5

doi:10.1016/S1875-9572(09)60011-5

Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 205-209, December 2008

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