Regional trauma systems: The negative results from an evaluation do not tell the whole story

BMJ

Volumn 315, Issue 7119, 1997, Pages 1321-1322

  Yates, David ^a  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INJURY; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVAL;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030671086     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.315.7119.1321     Document Type: Editorial

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