A new approach to the analysis of multiple injuries using data from a national trauma registry

Injury Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 156-162

  Aharonson Daniel, Limor ^a   Boyko, V ^a   Ziv, A ^a   Avitzour, M ^a   Peleg, K ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ISRAEL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; REGISTRIES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141783767     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.9.2.156     Document Type: Article

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