Geographic information systems and emergency care planning

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1274-1278

  Carr, Brendan G ^a   Addyson, Daniel K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY CARE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649997635     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: 15532712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00947.x     Document Type: Review

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