Emergency medicine in Jamaica

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 340-343

  McDonald, Archibald ^a   Williams Johnson, Jean ^a   Williams, Eric ^a   French, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIABETES MELLITUS; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INJURY; JAMAICA; LONG TERM CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 27944469195     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500014573     Document Type: Review

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