An evaluation of patient outcomes comparing trauma team activated versus trauma team not activated using TRISS analysis

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 870-875

  Petrie, David ^a,b   Lane, Peter ^a   Stewart, Tanya Charyk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0029806368     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199611000-00020     Document Type: Article

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