Trauma management in Australia and the tyranny of distance

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 385-389

  Danne, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROPHYLAXIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TIME; TRAUMATOLOGY;

AMBULANCES; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; RURAL POPULATION; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0043245885     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-002-6712-y     Document Type: Article

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