Temporal trends in ambulance diversion in a mid-sized metropolitan area

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 109-113

  Warden, Craig R ^a   Bangs, Christopher ^a   Norton, Robert ^a   Huie, James ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulances; Emergency medical service communication systems; Emergency medical services; Prehospital emergency care

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FIRST AID; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037231690     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120390937201     Document Type: Article

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