Monitoring performance: Longterm impact of trauma verification and review

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 200, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 166-172

  Ehrlich, P F ^a,b,d   McClellan, W T ^b   Wesson, D E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 12444289129     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.09.041     Document Type: Article

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