Interpretation of the Ws statistic: Application to an integrated trauma system

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 511-515

  Younge, P A ^a,b,c   Coats, T J ^a   Gurney, D ^a   Kirk, C J C ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NAMBOUR GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0030881536     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199709000-00021     Document Type: Article

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