International EMS Systems: The United States: Past, present, and future

Resuscitation

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 239-244

  Pozner, Charles N ^a   Zane, Richard ^a   Nelson, Stephen J ^a   Levine, Michael ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced life support; Emergency medical services; EMT; Servicios de emergencias m dicas; Servi os de Emerg ncia M dica; Soporte vital avanzado; Suporte Avan ado de vida

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 1842452089     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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