Can we improve trauma mortality in a state with a voluntary trauma system

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 182, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 738-742

  Brink, Jeffrey A ^a   Allen, Charles F ^a   Goslar, Pamela W ^a   Barry, Marcia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Outcome; Trauma system

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIREARM; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ARIZONA; HUMANS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0035707085     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(01)00807-8     Document Type: Article

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