Pilot study for predicting appropriate use of air medical helicopters part 1 : Interfacility transports

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 59-65

  Talbert, Steve ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AIR AMBULANCES; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; PATIENT TRANSFER; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0034169527     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-991X(00)90074-9     Document Type: Article

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