Development of trauma systems and effect on outcomes after injury

Lancet

Volumn 363, Issue 9423, 2004, Pages 1794-1801

  Nathens, Avery B ^a,b,c   Brunet, Fabrice P ^d,e   Maier, Ronald V ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY WARD; FATALITY; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2542617553     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16307-1     Document Type: Review

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