Prospective analysis of rural interhospital transfer of injured patients to a referral trauma center

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1990, Pages 1014-1019

  Martin, Gwen D ^a   Cogbill, Thomas H ^a   Landercasper, Jeffrey ^a   Strutt, Pamela J ^a  

^a GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MIDDLE AGE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0025113515     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199008000-00011     Document Type: Article

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