Applying composite performance measures to trauma care

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 256-262

  Willis, Cameron D ^a   Stoelwinder, Johannes U ^a   Lecky, Fiona E ^b   Woodford, Maralyn ^b   Jenks, Tom ^b   Bouamra, Omar ^b   Cameron, Peter A ^a,c,d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL TRAUMA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d Emergency and Trauma Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Composite; Indicators; Quality; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 77955892941     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e5e2a3     Document Type: Article

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