Preparing for international medical service

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 149-175

  Sarfaty, Suzanne ^a   Arnold, L Kristian ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Boston Police Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FIRST AID; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMANITIES; INFECTION RISK; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LICENSING; MALARIA; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC SAFETY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 12344301270     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2004.09.014     Document Type: Review

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