'Avoidable' deaths in two areas of Sweden - Analysis of deaths in hospital after injury

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 165, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 828-833

  Boman, Helena ^a   Björnstig, Ulf ^a   Hedelin, Annika ^b   Eriksson, Anders ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Bohus County Council   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Avoidable deaths; Fatal injuries; Trauma care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; DEATH; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; TRAUMATOLOGY;

AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0032886177     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11024159950189294     Document Type: Article

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32. Address for correspondence: Ulf Björnstig, M.D. Department of Surgery Umeå University SE-901 85 Umeå Sweden