Who calls 999 and why? A survey of the emergency workload of the London Ambulance Service

Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 174-178

  Victor, Christina R ^a   Peacock, Janet L ^b   Chazot, Claire ^b   Walsh, Sue ^b   Holmes, Denise ^b  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ambulance service; Emergency 999 calls; Priority despatch

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; AGE; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0032965355     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.16.3.174     Document Type: Article

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