Support and assessment for fall emergency referrals (SAFER 2) research protocol: cluster randomised trial of the clinical and cost effectiveness of new protocols for emergency ambulance paramedics to assess and refer to appropriate community-based care.

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Published in BMJ Open on November 12, 2012

Authors

Helen Snooks1, Rebecca Anthony, Robin Chatters, Wai-Yee Cheung, Jeremy Dale, Rachael Donohoe, Sarah Gaze, Mary Halter, Marina Koniotou, Phillippa Logan, Ronan Lyons, Suzanne Mason, Jon Nicholl, Ceri Phillips, Judith Phillips, Ian Russell, A Niroshan Siriwardena, Mushtaq Wani, Alan Watkins, Richard Whitfield, Lynsey Wilson

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Health Information Research and Evaluation, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.

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