Management differences for pediatric solid organ injuries in a rural state

American Surgeon

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 725-729

  Harbrecht, Brian G ^a   Franklin, Glen A ^a   Smith, Jason W ^a   Foley, David S ^a   Miller, Frank B ^a   David Richardson, J ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LIVER INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORGAN INJURY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICS; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLEEN INJURY; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLEEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69849095796     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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