A one month review of the types of medical emergencies and their treatment outcomes at two urban public health clinics

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 571-576

  Chew, Boon How ^a   Leslie Than, T L ^a   Chew, K S ^b   Jamaludin, N K ^c   Hassan, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c Seri Kembangan Secondary School   (Malaysia)

^d Klinik Kesihatan Puchong   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Medical emergency; Prehospital emergency care; Prevalence; Primary care; Treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ASTHMA; EMERGENCY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ASTHMA; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883071891     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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