Efficacy of pediatric-specific trauma centers

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 93-94

  Barnett, Sean J ^a   Saltzman, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; REGISTRIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 1642446136     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000103194.69198.C7     Document Type: Editorial

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