Structure and function of emergency care research networks: Strengths, weaknesses, and challenges

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 995-1004

  Papa, Linda ^a   Kuppermann, Nathan ^b   Lamond, Katherine ^c   Barsan, William G ^d   Camargo Jr , Carlos A ^e   Ornato, Joseph P ^f   Stiell, Ian G ^g   Talan, David A ^h  

^a ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Emergency care; Emergency research; Multicenter research; Research funding; Research networks

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350058628     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00531.x     Document Type: Review

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