The costs and benefits of helicopter emergency ambulance services in England and Wales

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-77

  Snooks, H A ^a   Nicholl, J P ^a   Brazier, J E ^a   Lees Mlanga, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ambulance; benefits; costs; health outcome; Helicopter Emergency Ambulance Services; trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR AMBULANCES; AMBULANCES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; ENGLAND; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; SWITZERLAND; UNITED STATES; WALES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030005643     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024465     Document Type: Article

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