The Bristol regional pelvic and acetabular fracture service: Workload implications of managing the polytraumatised patient

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 839-843

  Harvie, P ^a   Chesser, T J S ^b   Ward, A J ^b  

^a NUFFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acetabular fracture; Centre; Funding; Pelvic; Polytrauma; Regional

Indexed keywords

ACETABULUM FRACTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT CARE; PELVIS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT DURATION; WORKLOAD;

ACETABULUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PELVIC BONES; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL;

EID: 47349095492     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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