Barriers to utilization of pre-hospital emergency medical services among residents in Libreville, Gabon: A qualitative study

African Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 172-177

  Bosson, Nichole ^a,b   Redlener, Michael A ^a,c   Foltin, George L ^a,d   Raven, Maria C ^a,e   Foran, Mark P ^a   Wall, Stephen P ^a  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GABON; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84885466294     PISSN: 2211419X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2012.12.003     Document Type: Article

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