Prehospital emergency medical services in Lebanon: Overview and prospects

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 163-165

  El Sayed, Mazen J ^a   Bayram, Jamil D ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; EMS system; Lebanon; Prehospital care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEBANON; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; LEBANON; VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCIES;

EID: 84875927738     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X12001732     Document Type: Article

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