Assessing effectiveness of a mature trauma system: Association of trauma center presence with lower injury mortality rate

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 261-266

  Papa, Linda ^a   Langland Orban, Barbara ^b   Kallenborn, Celleste ^c   Tepas, Joseph J ^a   Lottenberg, Lawrence ^a   Celso, Brian ^d   Durham, Rodney ^c   Flint, Lewis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FATALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAUMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FLORIDA; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33747606235     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000221789.53864.ba     Document Type: Article

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