Setting the scence for the paramedic in primary care: A review of the literature

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 896-900

  Ball, Linny ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLICATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SKILL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEAMWORK; TELEPHONE; VALIDATION PROCESS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 28844452397     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2004.019588     Document Type: Article

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