International emergency medicine: Recent trends and future challenges

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 180-188

  Arnold, Jeffrey L ^a   Corte, Francesco Della ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emergency medical system; Emergency physician; International emergency medicine; International organization; Specialty model; Utstein style

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; STANDARD;

CONSENSUS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESEARCH;

EID: 1542569483     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200309000-00005     Document Type: Article

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