Longitudinal analysis of the impact of a Level 1 Trauma Center designation at a University Hospital

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 217-224

  Hammond, Jeffrey S ^a   Breckenridge, Mary B ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FINANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NEWBORN; ORTHOPEDICS; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0032935628     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(98)00312-3     Document Type: Article

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