Inter-hospital transfer: The crux of the trauma system, a curse for trauma registries

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Lossius, Hans M ^a,b   Kristiansen, Thomas ^a,c   Ringdal, Kjetil G ^a,c   Rehn, Marius ^a,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REGISTER;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PATIENT TRANSFER; REGISTRIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE;

EID: 77952512365     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-18-15     Document Type: Note

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