Outcomes of prehospital care: Do we really make a difference?

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 239-241

  Shapiro, Susan E ^a,b,c  

^a School of Nursing ^*

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ENA EMS Committee   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLICY; STANDARD;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY NURSING; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0034204278     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/men.2000.106910     Document Type: Article

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