No place to unload: A preliminary analysis of the prevalence, risk factors, and consequences of ambulance diversion

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 43-47

  Redelmeier, Donald A ^a   Blair, Patricia J ^b   Collins, William E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Emergency Medical System   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; DEATH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCES; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT TRANSFER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028044527     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(94)70006-0     Document Type: Article

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