Cost-effectiveness and quality-of-life analysis of physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical services

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1365-1370

  Ringburg, A N ^a   Polinder, S ^a   Meulman, T J ^a   Steyerberg, E W ^a   Van Lieshout, E M M ^a   Patka, P ^a   Van Beeck, E F ^a   Schipper, I B ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HELICOPTER; HELICOPTER EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL STAFF; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AIR AMBULANCES; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 70350512946     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6720     Document Type: Article

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