Outcomes of patients with orthopaedic trauma admitted to level 1 trauma centres

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 600-606

  Urquhart, Donna M ^a   Williamson, Owen D ^a   Gabbe, Belinda J ^a   Cicuttini, Flavia M ^a   Cameron, Peter A ^a   Richardson, Martin D ^c   Edwards, Elton R ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal; Orthopaedic; Outcome; Registry; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONVALESCENCE; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT CODING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; VICTORIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33745173427     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03785.x     Document Type: Article

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