A systematic review of the costs and benefits of helicopter emergency medical services

Injury

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-20

  Taylor, Colman B ^a   Stevenson, Mark ^a,b   Jan, Stephen ^a,b   Middleton, Paul M ^d   Fitzharris, Michael ^e   Myburgh, John A ^a,c  

^a GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d South Australia Ambulance Service   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Critical care; Helicopter emergency medical services; Injury; Transport; Trauma

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; INJURY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAUMATOLOGY;

AIR AMBULANCES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREGNANCY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 71949095544     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.09.030     Document Type: Review

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