Promoting emergency medical care systems in the developing world: Weighing the costs

Global Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 906-913

  Anthony, David R ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency medicine; global health; health policy; trauma; urbanisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMERGENCY CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

COST OF ILLNESS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84857074973     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2010.535008     Document Type: Article

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