Outcomes after severe trauma at a northern Canadian regional trauma centre

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-58

  Allen, David M ^a   Hicks, Glenda ^a   Bota, Gary W ^a  

^a SUDBURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031932738     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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