Trauma Center Utilization for Children in California 1998-2004: Trends and Areas for Further Analysis

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 309-315

  Wang, N Ewen ^a   Chan, Jia ^a   Mahlow, Pamela ^a   Wise, Paul H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency medicine; health services accessibility; injury severity score; pediatrics; trauma centers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; CALIFORNIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 33947513311     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2006.11.012     Document Type: Article

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