Financial burden of trauma care on a university hospital in a developing country

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 572-575

  Kaya, Ekrem ^a   Ozguc, Halil ^a   Tokyay, Rifat ^a   Yunuk, Özkan ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Financial outcome; Injury Severity Score; Trauma center; Trauma cost

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; INJURY SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032864890     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199909000-00027     Document Type: Article

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