Urban trauma centers: Not quite dead yet

American Surgeon

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 318-322

  Patton Jr , Joe H ^a   Woodward, Ann M ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 33845740658     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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