Trends in demand for emergency ambulance services in Wiltshire over nine years: observational study
Trends in demand for emergency ambulance services in Wiltshire over nine years: observational study
Demand for emergency medical services in the United Kingdom is rising.1 Research into the type of patients transported by emergency ambulances and the severity of their illness has tended to focus on identifying people who use the service inappropriately rather than factors influencing demand, and our understanding of the increase in demand is poor.
rural health services, England, health services needs and demand, trends, emergency medical services, ambulances, transportation of patients, health, retrospective studies, emergencies, humans, research, utilization
646-647
Wrigley, H.
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George, S.
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Smith, H.
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Snooks, H.
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Glasper, A.
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Thomas, E.
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2002
Wrigley, H.
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George, S.
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Smith, H.
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Snooks, H.
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Glasper, A.
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Thomas, E.
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Wrigley, H., George, S., Smith, H., Snooks, H., Glasper, A. and Thomas, E.
(2002)
Trends in demand for emergency ambulance services in Wiltshire over nine years: observational study.
BMJ, 324 (7338), .
(doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7338.646).
Abstract
Demand for emergency medical services in the United Kingdom is rising.1 Research into the type of patients transported by emergency ambulances and the severity of their illness has tended to focus on identifying people who use the service inappropriately rather than factors influencing demand, and our understanding of the increase in demand is poor.
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Published date: 2002
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rural health services, England, health services needs and demand, trends, emergency medical services, ambulances, transportation of patients, health, retrospective studies, emergencies, humans, research, utilization
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