Pattern of basic life support ambulance use in an urban pediatric population

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 250-253

  Brady Jr , William J ^a   Hennes, Halim ^b,d   Wolf, Ann ^b   Hall, Kent N ^c   Davis, Marsha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

ambulance; emergency medical systems; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROCLIMATE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0029876677     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90168-0     Document Type: Article

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