The injury severity score revisited

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 69-76

  Copes, Wayne S ^a   Champion, Howard R ^a   Sacco, William J ^a   Lawnick, Mary M ^a   Keast, Susan L ^a   Bain, Lawrence W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; EMERGENCY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; EMERGENCIES; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 0023713087     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-198801000-00010     Document Type: Article

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