Modeling the emergency ambulance pass-by of small rural hospitals in Victoria, Australia

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 367-371

  Gleeson, Patrick ^a,b   Duckett, Stephen ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY WARD; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; WELLBEING;

AMBULANCES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, UNDER 100; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT TRANSFER; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS; TIME MANAGEMENT; VICTORIA;

EID: 25144441264     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2005.tb00109.x     Document Type: Review

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