Regional variation of nonrural pediatric ambulance transport rates: An ecological study

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 277-282

  Maio, Ronald F ^a,e   Tedeschi, Phillip ^a   Swor, Robert ^b   Krohmer, John ^c   Ferrel, Russ ^d   Jacques, Deborah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Physician Certification Task Force   (United States)

^d DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; health service evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 0029745674     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199608000-00010     Document Type: Article

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