Effects of a rural trauma system on traumatic brain injuries

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1189-1197

  Tiesman, Hope ^a,d   Young, Tracy ^a   Torner, James C ^a   McMahon, Mark ^b   Peek Asa, Corinne ^a   Fiedler, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Wallace State Office Building   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain injuries; Emergency medical services; Rural hospitals

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RURAL AREA; SURVIVAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN INJURIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; IOWA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; REGISTRIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547110522     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2006.0196     Document Type: Article

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