Coordination of the EMS system: An organizational theory approach

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-152

  Narad, Richard A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency medical services; legislation; organizational theory

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WORK;

DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; JOB DESCRIPTION; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032043454     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903129808958860     Document Type: Article

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