The survival measurement and reporting trial for trauma (SMARTT): Background and study design

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1491-1497

  Glance, Laurent G ^a   Osler, Turner M ^b   Dick, Andrew W ^c   Mukamel, Dana B ^d   Meredith, Wayne ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health services research; Outcome assessment; Quality assurance; Quality of care; Statistical models; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77953785055     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181bb9a55     Document Type: Article

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