Estimating injury severity using the Barell matrix

Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-116

  Clark, D E ^a,b,c   Ahmad, S ^b  

^a Maine Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^b MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33645907514     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2005.010058     Document Type: Article

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