Developing a foundation for the evaluation of expanded-scope EMS: A window of opportunity that cannot be ignored

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 791-796

  Spaite, D W ^a   Criss, E A ^a   Valenzuela, T D ^a   Meislin, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030781722     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(97)70050-7     Document Type: Article

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