The emerging crisis in trauma care: A history and definition of the problem

Clinical Neurosurgery

Volumn 54, Issue , 2007, Pages 200-205

  Trunkey, Donald D ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NEUROSURGERY; UNITED STATES;

CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NEUROSURGERY; SPECIALISM; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 47249086535     PISSN: 00694827     EISSN: 0148396X     Source Type: Journal    
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