Understanding diversity among prehospital care delivery systems around the world

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-114

  Sikka, Neal ^a   Margolis, Gregg ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rocco V Morando Bldg   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT PLANNING; URBANIZATION;

EID: 12344303422     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2004.09.007     Document Type: Review

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