Injury surveillance in the ED: Design, implementation, and analysis

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 181-187

  Brenner, Ruth A ^a   Scheidt, Peter C ^a,b   Rossi, Maryann W ^b   Cheng, Tina L ^b   Overpeck, Mary D ^a,c   Boenning, Douglas A ^b   Wright, Joseph L ^b   Kavee, Jill D ^d   Boyle, Kerrie E ^d  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Maternal and Child Health Bureau   (United States)

^d RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Data collection; Emergency department; Population surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036255256     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2002.32639     Document Type: Article

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