Safety of helicopter aeromedical transport in Australia: A retrospective study

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-19

  Holland, Jim ^a   Cooksley, David G ^b  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FLYING; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NIGHT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPACE FLIGHT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 11844287565     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06548.x     Document Type: Article

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