Cost effectiveness in trauma care

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-62

  Elliott, D C ^a   Rodriguez, A ^a  

^a R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ANGIOGRAPHY; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FRACTURE TREATMENT; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; SKULL INJURY; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0030038213     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6109(05)70421-7     Document Type: Article

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