Comparison of trauma mortality between two hospitals in Turkey to one trauma center in the US

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 209-213

  Squyer, Emily ^a   Cherry, Robert A ^a,b   Lehman, Eric ^b   Yanturali, Sedat ^c   Kilicaslan, Isa ^d   Oktay, Cem ^d   Holliman, Cecil James ^e  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^e Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Data registry; Emergency medicine; International; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSAULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (BIRD); UNITED STATES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; RISK; STATISTICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PENNSYLVANIA; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TURKEY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 64849102754     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3283034232     Document Type: Article

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