Appropriateness of medical transport and access to care in acute stroke syndromes

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 220-221

  Hutton, Kevin ^a,b   Sand, Charles ^a,b  

^a Bayflite Medical Transportation   (United States)

^b LifeNet Medical Transport   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ACUTE DISEASE; AIRPLANE CREW; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AIR AMBULANCES; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; SOCIETIES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27744454621     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: 15326497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2005.07.001     Document Type: Article

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