Re: Delays in Transferring Elderly Trauma Patients

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 422-423

  Inglis, Andrew ^a   Price, Richard ^a  

^a SOUTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI; DISEASE SEVERITY; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; PATIENT TRANSFER; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TIME FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE;

EID: 70449526408     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.02.043     Document Type: Letter

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