Diversity and commonalities in the care of spine trauma internationally

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 21 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Lenehan, Brian ^a   Dvorak, Marcel F ^a   Madrazo, Ignacio ^b   Yukawa, Yasutsugu ^c   Fisher, Charles G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL ÁNGELES DEL PEDREGAL   (Mexico)

^c CHUBU ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

regional variations; spine trauma care; treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EUROPE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPINE INJURY; SURGEON;

ADULT; AGED; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH AMERICA; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958009188     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181f32c82     Document Type: Article

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