Predictors of flight diversions and deaths for in-flight medical emergencies in commercial aviation

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 170, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 1401-1402

  Hung, Kevin K C ^a   Chan, Emily Y Y ^a   Cocks, Robert A ^a   Ong, Rose M ^a   Rainer, Timothy H ^a   Graham, Colin A ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEART DEATH; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

AGE FACTORS; AVIATION; COMMERCE; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEFIBRILLATORS; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77955460059     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.267     Document Type: Letter

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