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Focus on Prehospital Providers

The Longitudinal Study of Turnover and the Cost of Turnover in Emergency Medical Services

P. Daniel Patterson From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (PDP, MC, MDW), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the Department of Health Policy & Management, University of Pittsburgh (NC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (CBJ), Chapel Hill, North Carolina; the Emergency Medical Care Program, Western Carolina University College of Health and Human Sciences (MWH), Cullowhee, North Carolina; and the RAND Corporation (JE), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Correspondence[email protected]
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Cheryl B. Jones From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (PDP, MC, MDW), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the Department of Health Policy & Management, University of Pittsburgh (NC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (CBJ), Chapel Hill, North Carolina; the Emergency Medical Care Program, Western Carolina University College of Health and Human Sciences (MWH), Cullowhee, North Carolina; and the RAND Corporation (JE), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Michael W. Hubble From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (PDP, MC, MDW), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the Department of Health Policy & Management, University of Pittsburgh (NC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (CBJ), Chapel Hill, North Carolina; the Emergency Medical Care Program, Western Carolina University College of Health and Human Sciences (MWH), Cullowhee, North Carolina; and the RAND Corporation (JE), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Matthew Carr From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (PDP, MC, MDW), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the Department of Health Policy & Management, University of Pittsburgh (NC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (CBJ), Chapel Hill, North Carolina; the Emergency Medical Care Program, Western Carolina University College of Health and Human Sciences (MWH), Cullowhee, North Carolina; and the RAND Corporation (JE), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Matthew D. Weaver From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (PDP, MC, MDW), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the Department of Health Policy & Management, University of Pittsburgh (NC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (CBJ), Chapel Hill, North Carolina; the Emergency Medical Care Program, Western Carolina University College of Health and Human Sciences (MWH), Cullowhee, North Carolina; and the RAND Corporation (JE), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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John Engberg From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (PDP, MC, MDW), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the Department of Health Policy & Management, University of Pittsburgh (NC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (CBJ), Chapel Hill, North Carolina; the Emergency Medical Care Program, Western Carolina University College of Health and Human Sciences (MWH), Cullowhee, North Carolina; and the RAND Corporation (JE), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Nicholas Castle From the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (PDP, MC, MDW), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the Department of Health Policy & Management, University of Pittsburgh (NC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; the School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (CBJ), Chapel Hill, North Carolina; the Emergency Medical Care Program, Western Carolina University College of Health and Human Sciences (MWH), Cullowhee, North Carolina; and the RAND Corporation (JE), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Pages 209-221 | Received 03 Sep 2009, Accepted 20 Nov 2009, Published online: 03 Mar 2010

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