A cost and outcomes comparison of a novel integrated pediatric air and ground transportation system

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 195, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 790-795

  Safford, Shawn D ^a   Hayward, Thomas Z ^a   Safford, Kristine M ^a   Georgiade, Gregory S ^a   Rice, Henry E ^a   Skinner, Michael A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; AVIATION; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR AMBULANCES; AMBULANCES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 0036904015     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(02)01489-8     Document Type: Article

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