July-as good a time as any to be injured

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1087-1089

  Highstead, R Grant ^a   Johnson, Laura C ^a   Street, James H ^a   Trankiem, Christine T ^a   Kennedy, Susan O ^a   Sava, Jack A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

July effect; July phenomenon; TRISS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN DISEASE; TIME; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VASCULAR DISEASE; WOUND COMPLICATION; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INJURY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73649100627     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181b8441d     Document Type: Article

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