Could a regional trauma system in eastern switzerland decrease the mortality of blunt polytrauma patients? a prospective cohort study

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1030-1036

  Osterwalder, Joseph Johann ^a  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Benefit; Eastern Switzerland; Mortality; Trauma system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; SWITZERLAND; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 0036081267     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200206000-00003     Document Type: Article

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