The identification of criteria to evaluate prehospital trauma care using the Delphi technique

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 708-713

  Rosengart, Matthew R ^a   Nathens, Avery B ^b   Schiff, Melissa A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELPHI STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INJURY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34147175395     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000197150.07714.c2     Document Type: Article

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