Publication
Emergency medicine in Switzerland
Journal Paper/Review - Aug 1, 1998
Osterwalder Joseph
Units
PubMed
Citation
Osterwalder J. Emergency medicine in Switzerland. Annals of emergency medicine 1998; 32:243-7.
Type
Journal Paper/Review (English)
Journal
Annals of emergency medicine 1998; 32
Publication Date
Aug 1, 1998
Issn Print
0196-0644
Pages
243-7
Brief description/objective
Situated in the heart of Europe, Switzerland's 7 million inhabitants, including 1 million foreigners, live in an area of 41,000 km2. German, French, Italian, and Rhaeto-Romanic are the official languages. The Swiss health service stands out because of the high quality and efficiency of its ambulatory and hospitalized health care management.