EMS characteristics in an Asian metropolis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 82-85

  Hu, Sheng Chuan ^a,b   Tsai, Jeffrey ^a   Lu, Yun Lin ^a   Lan, Chung Fu ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

characteristics; Emergency medical services (EMS); epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; ASIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INJURY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0030019966     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(96)90022-4     Document Type: Article

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