Evaluation of trauma registry data in Asir region

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 438-443

  Al Naami, Mohammed Y ^a   Sadik, Ali A ^a   Adam, Mohammed A ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Mass casualty event; Trauma registry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SAUDI ARABIA; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DISASTER PLANNING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0035349045     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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