Paediatric trauma and trauma care in Flanders (Belgium). Methodology and first descriptive results of the PENTA registry

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1239-1249

  Van De Voorde, Patrick ^a   Sabbe, Marc ^b   Calle, Paul ^a   Lesaffre, Emmanuel ^c,d   Rizopoulos, Dimitris ^c   Tsonaka, Roula ^c   Christiaens, Daphne ^a   Vantomme, Anneleen ^b   De Jaeger, Annick ^a   Matthys, Dirk ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Injury; Trauma registry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; EMERGENCY CARE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; BELGIUM; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; REGISTRIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 51849143242     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-007-0660-3     Document Type: Article

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