Scottish urban versus rural trauma outcome study

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 632-638

  McGuffie, A Crawford ^a   Graham, Colin A ^b   Beard, Diana ^c   Henry, Jennifer M ^c   Fitzpatrick, Michael O ^d   Wilkie, Stewart C ^e   Kerr, Gary W ^f   Parke, Timothy R J ^b  

^a CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^f AYR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Outcome; Rural; Scotland; Trauma; Urban

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT TRANSFER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SCOTLAND; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 29544431854     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000186543.47450.6f     Document Type: Article

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