Impact of vehicular networks on emergency medical services in urban areas

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 11348-11370

  Lee, Chun Liang ^a   Huang, Chung Yuan ^a   Hsiao, Tzu Chien ^b   Wu, Chun Yen ^b   Chen, Yaw Chung ^b   Wang, I Cheng ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cumulative survival ratio; Emergency medical services; Vehicular ad hoc networks

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; MEDICINE; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORT VEHICLE; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULATIVE SURVIVAL RATIO; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; PARAMETERS; PATH CLEARING; ROADSIDE UNIT; ROUTE QUIDANCE; SIMULATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TAIWAN; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC LIGHT PREEMPTION; TRAVEL; URBAN AREA; VEHICULAR NETWORK; CITY; COMPUTER NETWORK; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; MOTOR VEHICLE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

CITIES; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MOTOR VEHICLES;

EID: 84908341595     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph111111348     Document Type: Article

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