Outcome study of prehospital patients signed out against medical advice by field paramedics

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 247-250

  Moss, S T ^a   Chan, T C ^a   Buchanan, J ^a   Dunford, J V ^a   Vilke, G M ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMEDICAL DISCIPLINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031937909     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(98)70315-4     Document Type: Article

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