Prehospital emergency care and the global road safety crisis [3]

JAMA

Volumn 292, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 923-

  Von Elm, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; COST OF ILLNESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LETTER; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 4143057043     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.8.923-a     Document Type: Letter

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