Cost-effectiveness of different advanced life support providers for victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1001-1007

  Yen, Zui Shen ^a   Chen, Ying Ta ^a   Ko, Patrick Chow In ^a   Ma, Matthew Huei Ming ^a   Chen, Shyr Chyr ^a   Chen, Wen Jone ^a   Lin, Fang Yue ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Advanced life support; Cardiac arrest; Cost benefit analysis; Emergency medical services; Emergency medical technician

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ARREST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT CARE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RESUSCITATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; VICTIM;

EID: 33846328352     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60284-9     Document Type: Article

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