A Comprehensive Framework for Determining the Cost of an Emergency Medical Services System

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 304-313

  Lerner, E Brooke ^a,f   Nichol, Graham ^b   Spaite, Daniel W ^c   Garrison, Herbert G ^d   Maio, Ronald F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; COST MINIMIZATION ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER REVIEW; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TRAINING;

AMBULANCES; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEES AND CHARGES; GUIDELINES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847229838     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.09.019     Document Type: Article

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