The delaware trauma system: Impact of level III trauma centers

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 121-126

  Tinkoff, Glen H ^a,d   O'Connor, Robert E ^a   Alexander III, Edward L ^b   Jones, Mary Sue ^c  

^a CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Kent General Hospital   (United States)

^c Delaware Division of Public Health   (United States)

^d CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TRAUMA SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DELAWARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMATOLOGY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34447297579     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3180686548     Document Type: Article

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