Spinal injuries admitted to a specialist centre over a 5-year period: A study to evaluate delayed admission

Spinal Cord

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 434-437

  Amin, A ^a,b   Bernard, J ^a   Nadarajah, R ^a   Davies, N ^a   Gow, F ^a   Tucker, S ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delayed admission; Length of stay; Spinal injuries units; Spinal injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE INJURY; SPINE STABILIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 22844432953     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101734     Document Type: Article

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