Trauma care systems in Belgium

Injury

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 652-657

  Nijs, Stefaan J B ^a   Broos, Paul L O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Geography; Public space; Trauma care systems

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; BELGIUM; DEATH; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEMOGRAPHY; DISASTER; DRUNKEN DRIVING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FIRST AID; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LAW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESCUE PERSONNEL; REVIEW; SEATBELT; SENSITIZATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 0041386441     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(03)00144-X     Document Type: Article

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