Trauma center versus non-trauma center admissions in adult trauma victims by age and gender

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 268-272

  Scheetz, Linda J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adult; aged; injury severity score; numerical data; trauma center utilization; triage statistics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 3042850047     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prehos.2003.12.027     Document Type: Article

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