Operative management of injured children at an Level I trauma center

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 894-901

  Partrick, David A ^a   Moore, Ernest E ^a   Bensard, Denis D ^b   Karrer, Frederick M ^b  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Laparotomy; Multiple trauma; Pediatric; Trauma Center; Triage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033938351     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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