Regional differences in outcomes for hospitalized injured patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 691-700

  Mullins, Richard J ^a,c,d   Diggs, Brian S ^a   Hedges, Jerris R ^a   Newgard, Craig D ^a   Arthur, Melanie ^b   Adams, Annette L ^a   Veum Stone, Judith ^a   Lenfesty, Barbara ^a   Trunkey, Donald D ^a   Maxwell, Robert A ^d   Fildes, John J ^d   Meyer, Anthony A ^d   Burd, Randall S ^d  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Hospitalization rates; Regional differences; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZED ADOLESCENT; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HOSPITALIZED INFANT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INJURY SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33646483199     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000210454.92078.89     Document Type: Article

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