Quality improvement data analysis of a mass casualty event

Injury

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 857-861

  Al Naami, Mohammed Y ^a,c   Al Faki, Ahmed A ^a   Sadik, Ali A ^b  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 0142199928     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(02)00379-0     Document Type: Article

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