Efficacy of pediatric trauma care: Results of a population-based study

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1993, Pages 299-305

  Cooper, Arthur ^a,b,c   Barlow, Barbara ^a,b,c   DiScala, Carla ^a,b,c   String, Dana ^a,b,c   Ray, Kevin ^a,b,c   Mottley, Lawrence ^a,b,c  

^a HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

pediatric; Trauma

Indexed keywords

BONE INJURY; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NEUROTRAUMATOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; NEW YORK; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; REGISTRIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0027419837     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-3468(93)90221-6     Document Type: Article

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