A truncated E-code system for injury surveillance in the emergency department: Description and clinometric testing

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 291-296

  Bota, Gary W ^a,b   Therrien, Sandra A ^c   Rowe, Brian H ^a,b,c  

^a SUDBURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Lead Trauma Program   (Canada)

^c NE Ontario Regional Trauma Network ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

E codes; emergency department; injury; surveillance; trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY WARD; EXPERT SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0030888125     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1997.tb03551.x     Document Type: Article

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