A population-based survival assessment of categorizing level III and iv rural hospitals as trauma centers

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-188

  Arthur, Melanie ^a   Newgard, Craig D ^b   Mullins, Richard J ^c   Diggs, Brian S ^c   Stone, Judith V ^c   Adams, Annette L ^b   Hedges, Jerris R ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350142900     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2009.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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