Cross-sectional survey on self-reported health of ambulance personnel

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Pek, Emese ^a   Fuge, Kata ^a   Marton, Jozsef ^a   Banfai, Balint ^a   Gombos, Gabriella Csaszarne ^a   Betlehem, Jozsef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Ambulance personnel; General health; Self reported health status; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; AMBULANCES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HUNGARY; MALE; SELF REPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84924256414     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13049-015-0087-1     Document Type: Article

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