Hospital proximity does not guarantee access to emergency care

Lancet Glob Health. 2018 Jul;6(7):e731. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30235-3.

Authors

Heike Geduld¹, Emilie J Calvello Hynes², Lee A Wallis³, Teri Reynolds⁴

Affiliations

¹ African Federation for Emergency Medicine, Karl Bremer Hospital, Belville, South Africa.
² School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. Electronic address: emilie.calvellohynes@ucdenver.edu.
³ International Federation for Emergency Medicine, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁴ WHO Program on Emergency, Trauma and Acute Care, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

PMID: 29903374
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30235-3

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Africa South of the Sahara
Emergency Medical Services*
Emergency Service, Hospital
Public Sector*
Spatial Analysis

Grants and funding

001/WHO_/World Health Organization/International