International EMS systems: New South Wales, Australia

Resuscitation

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-170

  Trevithick, S ^a   Flabouris, A ^c   Tall, G ^c   Webber, C F ^b  

^a NSW Medical Retrieval Service   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AMBULATORY CARE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SKILL; TECHNOLOGY; TREATMENT PLANNING; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0242558945     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(03)00343-5     Document Type: Article

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