Trauma: The paradigm for medical care in the 21st century

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 803-813

  Maier, Ronald V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL CARE; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; TRAUMATOLOGY;

HUMANS; RESEARCH SUPPORT; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038002787     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000033769.65011.31     Document Type: Conference Paper

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