Guideline for the assessment of trauma centres for South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 189-194

  Hardcastle, Timothy Craig ^a   Steyn, Elmin ^b   Boffard, Kenneth ^c   Goosen, Jacques ^c   Toubkin, Mande ^g   Loubser, Andre ^d   Allard, Denis ^e   Moeng, Steve ^c   Muckart, David ^a   Brysiewicz, Petra ^a   Wallis, Lee ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Trauma Society of South Africa   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^e GF Jooste Hospital   (South Africa)

^f STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^g NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INJURY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79952392048     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.4682     Document Type: Article

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