A systematic review of quality indicators for evaluating pediatric trauma care

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1187-1196

  Stelfox, Henry T ^a   Bobranska Artiuch, Barbara ^b   Nathens, Avery ^c   Straus, Sharon E ^d  

^a Medicine and Community Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Saint Michael's Hospital   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health care; Injuries; Quality; Quality indicators; Review; Wounds

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 77950262228     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181d455fe     Document Type: Review

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