A statewide study of EMS oversight: Medical director characteristics and involvement compared with national guidelines

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 345-351

  Stone, Roger M ^a,b   Seaman, Kevin G ^a,b   Bissell, Richard A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Medical direction; Paramedics; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH PROGRAM; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SKILL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033786524     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120090941083     Document Type: Article

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