Urban-rural differences in prehospital care of major trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 723-729

  Grossman, David C ^a,b,d   Kim, Allegra ^b   Macdonald, Steven C ^b   Klein, Pennie ^c   Copass, Michael K ^a   Maier, Ronald V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c North Region EMS Trauma Council   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Rural; Trauma systems; Urban

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL POPULATION; TIME; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0030907977     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199704000-00024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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