Association between implementation of clinical practice guidelines and outcome for traumatic brain injury

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1352-1355

  Keris, Valdis ^a   Lavendelis, Egils ^b   Macane, Inta ^a  

^a RIGA STRADINS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^b Health Statistics and Medical Technologies State Agency   (Latvia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STATISTICS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BRAIN INJURIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; LATVIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34447094043     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-007-9002-x     Document Type: Article

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