Mobile intensive care services in rural South Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 171, Issue 11-12, 1999, Pages 617-620

  Gilligan, John E ^a   Griggs, William M ^a   Jelly, Michael T ^b   Morris, David G ^c,d   Haslam, Ross R ^c,d   Matthews, Neil T ^c,d   Everest, Evan R ^e,f   Bryce, Robert L ^d,e   Marshall, Peter B ^e,g   Peisach, Ron A ^h,i  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (Australia)

^c WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Department of Perinatal Medicine ^*

^e FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^f Intensive Care   (Australia)

^g Neonatal Medicine

^h QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

ⁱ Intensive Care Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RURAL AREA;

EID: 12944333251     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1999.tb123822.x     Document Type: Article

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