The impact of trauma centre accreditation on patient outcome

Injury

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1166-1171

  DeBritz, James N ^a   Pollak, Andrew N ^a  

^a R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Mortality; Trauma centre

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACCREDITATION; HEALTH PLANNING GUIDELINES; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 33751106989     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2006.07.010     Document Type: Article

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