Longitudinal trends in trauma mortality and survival in Stoke-on-Trent 1992-1998

Injury

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 379-385

  Oakley, Peter A ^a   MacKenzie, Gilbert ^b   Templeton, John ^a   Cook, Alexandra L ^a   Kirby, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Longitudinal trends; Stoke on Trent; Trauma mortality and survival; Trauma system

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAZARD; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INJURY SCALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; THORAX INJURY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 1642401334     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(03)00096-2     Document Type: Article

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