Prehospital pediatric trauma classification (PHPTC) as a tool for optimizing trauma care resources in the city of São Paulo, Brazil

Acta Cirurgica Brasileira

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-11

  Abib, Simone De Campos Vieira ^a,b   Schettini, Sergio Tomaz ^a   De Figueiredo, Luiz Francisco Poli ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Child; Epidemiology; First Aid; Mortality; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; FIRST AID; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN; RATING SCALE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VICTIM;

EID: 33645850724     PISSN: 01028650     EISSN: 16782674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-86502006000100003     Document Type: Article

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