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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria used to screen articles

From: Identifying barriers for out of hospital emergency care in low and low-middle income countries: a systematic review

Inclusion

Exclusion

LIC or LMIC as defined by the World Bank (http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-and-lending-groups).

Non-English language; Full article not found

Study focus: All studies addressing Out of hospital emergency care which includes First responder care, Prehospital care, and Emergency medical care

Study focus: Hospital care

Disease focus: All disease conditions

 

Type of study: Observational, Evaluation/reports, Expert review, and Qualitative studies

Type of study: Case based studies (n < 5), editorials and descriptive studies