Weather inference and daily demand for emergency ambulance services

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-64

  Wong, H T ^a   Lai, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULANCE; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL SECURITY; WEATHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMBULANCES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; WEATHER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84455212146     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2010.096701     Document Type: Article

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