Detailed analysis of prehospital interventions in medical priority dispatch system determinants

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 19-29

  Sporer, Karl A ^a   Johnson, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulances utilization; Emergency Medical Dispatch; Risk Assessment; Triage

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051535533     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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