Finnish Trauma Audit 2004: Current state of trauma management in Finnish hospitals

Injury

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 622-625

  Handolin, L ^a   Leppaniemi A ^a   Vihtonen, K ^b   Lakovaara, M ^c   Lindahl, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; Trauma care; Trauma management; Trauma system; Trauma team

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FINLAND; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICINE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; TRAUMATOLOGY; WORKLOAD; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33744933684     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.03.019     Document Type: Article

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