The "July Phenomenon": Is Trauma the Exception?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 378-384

  Schroeppel, Thomas J ^a   Fischer, Peter E ^a   Magnotti, Louis J ^a   Croce, Martin A ^a   Fabian, Timothy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PATIENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 69249202296     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.05.026     Document Type: Article

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