The impact of true partnership between a university level I trauma center and a community level II trauma center on patient transfer practices

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 815-820

  Schwab, William ^a   Frankel, Heidi L ^b,c   Rotonto, Michael F ^a,b   Gares, Donna A ^b   Robison, Elizabeth A ^b   Haskell, Robin M ^a,b   Hoff, William S ^a,b   Kauder, Donald R ^a   Thornton, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c Trauma Center at Penn   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury; Level I trauma center; Level II trauma center; Transfer; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 0031777880     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199805000-00012     Document Type: Article

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