Trauma center closures: A national assessment

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 539-547

  Dailey, John T ^a   Teter, Harry ^a   Cowley, R Adams ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HOSPITAL RUNNING COST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH FACILITY CLOSURE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MEDICARE; OWNERSHIP; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBURBAN POPULATION; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0026471737     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199210000-00009     Document Type: Article

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