The 15-year evolution of an urban trauma center: what does the future hold for the trauma surgeon?

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 633-638

  Engelhardt, Sandra ^a   Hoyt, David ^b   Coimbra, Raul ^b   Fortlage, Dale ^b   Holbrook, Troy ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HISTORY; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; THORACOTOMY; TRAUMATOLOGY; URBAN AREA; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0034758782     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200110000-00002     Document Type: Article

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