Hospital readmission after trauma: An analysis of outpatient complications

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1012-1017

  Battistella, Felix D ^a   Torabian, Sima Z ^a   Siadatan, Ki M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Outpatient complications; Readmissions; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030872280     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199706000-00004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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