Does the presence of an upper extremity injury affect outcomes after major trauma?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1175-1178

  Dowrick, Adam S ^a   Gabbe, Belinda J ^a   Williamson, Owen D ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Multiple trauma; Outcomes; Registries; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR INJURY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 22544477086     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000169930.79684.4E     Document Type: Article

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