Insurance Coverage Is Associated with Mortality after Gunshot Trauma

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 280-285

  Dozier, Kristopher C ^a   Miranda Jr , Marvin A ^a   Kwan, Rita O ^a   Cureton, Elizabeth L ^a   Sadjadi, Javid ^a   Victorino, Gregory P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 77249116724     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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