The globalization of emergency medicine and its importance for public health

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 835-839

  Anderson, Philip ^a   Petrino, Roberta ^b   Halpern, Pinchas ^c   Tintinalli, Judith ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; GLOBALIZATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; MEDICINE; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33750237829     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.05.028548     Document Type: Review

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