Neonatal transport by helicopter in the Netherlands: A 7-year overview

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 88-91

  Fetter, W P F ^a   Bergmeijer, J H ^b   Kollee L A A ^c   Lafeber, H N ^d  

^a Sophia Hospital   (Netherlands)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Helicopter; Neonates; Transport

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DISEASE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AIR AMBULANCES; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; NETHERLANDS; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; TIME FACTORS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0029311542     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-199506000-00006     Document Type: Article

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