The 11 P's of an Afrocentric trauma system for South Africa - time for action!

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 160-162

  Hardcastle, Timothy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEATH; DISABILITY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; MEDICAL CARE; MORBIDITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REHABILITATION; SOUTH AFRICA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POLITICS; TRAUMATOLOGY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; PATIENT TRANSFER; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; POLITICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMATOLOGY;

EID: 79952405355     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.4578     Document Type: Article

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