Outcomes of pediatric trauma patients transported from rural and urban scenes

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 78-83

  McCowan, Christy L ^a   Swanson, Eric R ^a   Thomas, Frank ^b   Handrahan, Diana L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AIR AMBULANCES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 40049083814     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: 15326497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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