The general surgery model: A more appealing and sustainable alternative for the care of trauma patients

American Surgeon

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 633-639

  Roettger, Richard H ^a   Taylor, Spence M ^a   Youkey, Jerry R ^a   Blackhurst, Dawn W ^a   Rue III, Loring W ^b   Ochsner Jr , M Gage ^b  

^a GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST OF ILLNESS; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FINANCE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; SURGERY; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH CAROLINA; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TRAUMATOLOGY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 27744576273     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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