The advances and evidence base for prehospital care

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 114-115

  MacFarlane, C ^a  

^a Gauteng Provincial Government   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COOPERATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RELIABILITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESUSCITATION; STAFF TRAINING; STANDARD; TELECOMMUNICATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037353051     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.20.2.114     Document Type: Editorial

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