The role of family physicians in delivering emergency medical care

American Family Physician

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 148-

  Bullock, Kim A ^a   Pugno, Perry A ^b   Gerard, Anthony ^c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS   (United States)

^c PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL CARE; URBAN AREA;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 38549170940     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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