Trauma systems and major injury centres for the 21st century: An option

Health and Place

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-110

  Kivell, Philip ^a   Mason, Keith ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident; Hospital systems; Major injury; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033010843     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8292(98)00042-2     Document Type: Article

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