Behavioral health risk factors of united states emergency medical technicians: The LEADS project

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 235-242

  Pirrallo, Ronald G ^a   Levine, Roger ^b   Dickison, Philip D ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

^c National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral risk factor; emergency medical technician (EMT); health risks; risk taking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 25444498846     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00002594     Document Type: Conference Paper

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