Is regionalization of trauma care using telemedicine feasible and desirable?

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 180, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 535-539

  Aucar, John ^a,b   Granchi, Thomas ^a   Liscum, Kathleen ^a   Wall, Matthew ^a   Mattox, Kenneth ^a  

^a BEN TAUB GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONALIZATION; RESUSCITATION; TELECOMMUNICATION; VIDEOTAPE;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; RESUSCITATION; TELEMEDICINE; TEXAS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0034467496     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(00)00516-X     Document Type: Article

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