Transfer of facially injured road trauma victims and its impact on treatment

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 411-414

  Batstone, Martin ^a,b   Monsour, Frank ^a   Pattel, Pamela ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Registrar   (Australia)

Author keywords

Delay; Facial injury; Transfer

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIRPORT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT TRANSFER;

EID: 21244477150     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03403.x     Document Type: Article

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