Structure and process components of trauma care services in Israeli acute-care hospitals

Injury

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-46

  Abraham, R Ben ^a   Heruti, R J ^a,b   Abramovitch, Y ^c   Marganit, B ^a   Shemer, J ^a   Stein, M ^a,c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; EQUIPMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; ISRAEL; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0031925993     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(97)00157-5     Document Type: Article

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