Conducting randomized trials in the prehospital setting

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 6, Issue 2 SUPPL., 2002, Pages

  Sayre, Michael R ^a   Gausche Hill, Marianne ^a  

^a GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EXPERT SYSTEM; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL; INFORMED CONSENT; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036209965     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903120209102681     Document Type: Review

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