HEMS in Slovenia: One country, four models, different quality outcomes

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 298-304

  Klemenc Ketis, Zalika ^a,b   Tomazin, Iztok ^b,c   Kersnik, Janko ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c Mountain Rescue Association of Slovenia   (Slovenia)

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EID: 84868118849     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: 15326497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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