Utilization and impact of ambulance diversion at the community level

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 191-198

  Lagoe, Ronald J ^a   Hunt, Richard C ^b   Nadle, Patricia A ^c   Kohlbrenner, Janis C ^d  

^a Hospital Executive Council   (United States)

^b University Hospital   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d St Joseph's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulances; Emergency medical services; Hospital emergency departments

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0036206153     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120290938535     Document Type: Article

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