Considerations in establishing emergency medical services response time goals

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 397-399

  Bailey, E David ^a   Sweeney, Thomas ^a  

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ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT CARE; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0038160989     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120390936644     Document Type: Article

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