Critical care transport: Outcome evaluation after interfacility transfer and hospitalization

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-43

  Selevan, J S ^a   Fields, W W ^a   Chen, W ^a   Petitti, D B ^a   Wolde Tsadik, G ^a  

^a Southern California Permanente Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MORTALITY; MYOCARDIAL DISEASE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032952739     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(99)70414-2     Document Type: Article

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