Trauma system development in North America

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 422, Issue , 2004, Pages 17-22

  Hoff, William S ^a   Schwab, C William ^b  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MILITARY MEDICINE; NORTH AMERICA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 2542505396     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.blo.0000128292.43913.83     Document Type: Conference Paper

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