Patterns of injury in hospitalized terrorist victims

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 258-262

  Peleg, Kobi ^a,b   Aharonson Daniel, Limor ^a   Michael, Michael ^c   Shapira, S C ^b   Michaelson, M ^c   Rivkind, A ^c   Simon, D ^c   Alfisi, R ^c   Shaked, G ^c   Stein, M ^c   Kluger, Y ^c   Jeroukhimov, J ^c   Tov, E Ish ^c  

^a GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Casualties; Explosions; Gunshot; Terror

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPLOSION; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL TRAUMA REGISTRY; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; TERRORISM; VICTIM; WOUND;

EID: 0042074073     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(03)00043-3     Document Type: Article

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