Automatic helicopter standby policy for seriously injured patients

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 32-35

  Emerson, Catherine ^a   Funk, Deborah L ^a,b  

^a Albany MedFLIGHT Life New of NY   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 0041620428     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-991X(03)00013-0     Document Type: Article

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