Research agendas in global emergency medicine

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 231-257

  Arnold, L Kristian ^a,d   Razzak, Junaid ^b,c  

^a Boston Police Department   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^d ArLac Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL CARE; INJURY; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 12344321755     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2004.09.002     Document Type: Review

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