Prehospital Emergency Medical Services in Malaysia

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 415-421

  Hisamuddin, N A R Nik ^a   Hamzah, M Shah ^a   Holliman, C James ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency medical services; emergency medicine; Malaysia; prehospital care; Vision 2020

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CIVIL DEFENSE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; TRAINING;

AMBULANCES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 34248224903     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2006.08.021     Document Type: Article

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