Access to trauma systems in Canada

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1350-1361

  Hameed, Syed Morad ^a   Schuurman, Nadine ^a   Razek, Tarek ^a   Boone, Darrell ^a   Van Heest, Rardi ^a   Taulu, Tracey ^a   Lakha, Nasira ^a   Evans, David C ^a   Brown, D Ross ^a   Kirkpatrick, Andrew W ^a   Stelfox, Henry T ^a   Dyer, Dianne ^a   Van Wijngaarden Stephens, Mary ^a   Logsetty, Sarvesh ^a   Nathens, Avery B ^a   Charyk Stewart, Tanya ^a   Rizoli, Sandro ^a   Tremblay, Lorraine N ^a   Brenneman, Frederick ^a   Ahmed, Najma ^a   Galbraith, Elsie ^a   Parry, Neil ^a   Girotti, Murray J ^a   Pagliarello, Guiseppe ^a   Tze, Nancy ^a   Khwaja, Kosar ^a   Yanchar, Natalie ^a   Tallon, John M ^a   Trenholm, J Andrew I ^a   Tegart, Candance ^a   Amram, Ofer ^a   Berube, Myriam ^a   Hameed, Usmaan ^a   Simons, Richard K ^a   more..

^a Research Committee of the Trauma Association of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access; Canada; Geographic information science; Health services; Injuries; Transport times; Trauma centers; Trauma systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RURAL AREA; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TRAVEL;

CANADA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAVEL;

EID: 78650805268     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181e751f7     Document Type: Article

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