Children in rural areas were more than six times as likely to check into a hospital without pediatric services compared to children in urban areas, a new study found. The research will be presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2024 Meeting, held May 2–6 in Toronto.
Rural children struggle to access hospital services, say researchers retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-05-rural-children-struggle-access-hospital.html
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