Injuries in nonurban areas are associated with increased disability at hospital discharge

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 903-908

  Sihler, Kristen C ^a   Hemmila, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional outcome; Rural trauma; Trauma systems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCE MEASURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; RURAL AREA; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONVALESCENCE; DISABLED PERSON; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; INJURY SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROGNOSIS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 73649109586     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181aebec2     Document Type: Article

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