Consequences of delayed diagnoses in trauma patients: A prospective study

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 197, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 596-602

  Vles, Wouter J ^a   Veen, Eelco J ^a   Roukema, Jan A ^a   Meeuwis, J Dik ^a   Leenen, Loek P H ^a,b  

^a Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; FACE FRACTURE; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; LUNG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL BASE FRACTURE; THORAX INJURY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 1242351597     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(03)00601-X     Document Type: Article

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