Resource utilization and its management in splenic trauma

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 187, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 713-719

  Cochran, Amalia ^a,b   Mann, N Clay ^b   Dean, J Michael ^b   Cook, Lawrence J ^b   Barton, Richard G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Probabilistic data linkage; Resource utilization; Splenic trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPLEEN INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOSPITAL CHARGES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLEEN; TRAUMA CENTERS; UTAH; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 2942518383     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.10.021     Document Type: Article

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