A national trauma network: Now or never for New Zealand

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 1316, 2010, Pages 9-10

  Civil, Ian ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEATH; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRAUMATOLOGY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NEW ZEALAND; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMATOLOGY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77953485841     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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