Knowledge Translation in the Emergency Medical Services: A Research Agenda for Advancing Prehospital Care

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1052-1057

  Cone, David C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency medical services; emergency medical technicians

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 35348967793     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2007.06.014     Document Type: Article

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