Fatal injury: Characteristics and prevention of deaths at the scene

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 457-461

  Meislin, Harvey ^a   Conroy, Carol ^a   Conn, Kevin ^a   Parks, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abbreviated Injury Scale; Emergency medical services; Injuries; Suicide; Trauma; Traumatic death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUICIDE; TIME OF DEATH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033003279     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199903000-00020     Document Type: Article

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