Effect of trauma systems on motor vehicle occupant mortality: A comparison between states with and without a formal system

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1374-1378

  Shafi, Shahid ^a   Nathens, Avery B ^b   Elliott, Alan C ^a   Gentilello, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Motor vehicle mortality; Trauma systems

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SEAT BELTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STATE HEALTH PLANS; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33845724035     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000246698.07125.c0     Document Type: Article

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