Assessment of the quality improvement of prehospital emergency care in Sweden

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 407-414

  Suserud, B O ^a   Wallman C:Son, K A ^b   Haljamae H ^c  

^a University of Bords   (Sweden)

^b Ambulance Forum   (Sweden)

^c SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ambulance personnel; Medical direction; Organization of prehospital care; Prehospital emergency care; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0032250807     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-199812000-00005     Document Type: Article

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