EMS agenda for the future: Where we are .. where we want to be

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-12

  Delbridge, Theodore R ^a   Bailey, Bob ^b   Chew Jr , John L ^c   Conn, Alasdair K T ^d   Krakeel, Jack J ^e   Manz, Dan ^f   Miller, David R ^g   O'Malley, Patricia J ^d,h   Ryan, Susan D ⁱ   Spaite, Daniel W ^j   Stewart, Ronald D ^k   Suter, Robert E ^l   Wilson, E Marie ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b North Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services   (United States)

^c EMSSTAR Group   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Fayette County Fire and Emergency Services   (United States)

^f Vermont Emergency Medical Services Division   (United States)

^g Allina Hospitals & Clinics   (United States)

^h MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

ⁱ NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^k Ministry of Health   (Canada)

^l PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^m Connecticut Office of Emergency Medical Services ^*  (United States)

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Author keywords

community health; emergency medical services; EMS Agenda for the Future

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031615822     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903129808958832     Document Type: Article

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