Missed injuries in a rural area trauma center

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 172, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 564-568

  Robertson, Ron ^a,b   Mattox, Randy ^a   Collins, Terry ^a   Parks Miller, Claudia ^a   Eidt, John ^a   Cone, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ARKANSAS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030296665     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(96)00247-4     Document Type: Article

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