American college of surgeons, committee on trauma verification review; does it really make a difference?

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 811-816

  Ehrlich, Peter F ^a   Rockwell, Sherry ^a   Kincaid, Stephanie ^a   Mucha, Peter ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

American College of Surgeons; Performance improvement; Rural trauma; Trauma center

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITALIZATION; INJURY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0036848916     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200211000-00001     Document Type: Article

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