Incidence rate and risk factors of missed injuries in major trauma patients

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 823-828

  Chen, Chao Wen ^a   Chu, Chi Ming ^b   Yu, Wen Yu ^c   Lou, Yun Ting ^d   Lin, Mau Roung ^e  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Delayed diagnosis; Emergency department; Injury severity; Taiwan; Trauma

Indexed keywords

DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; INJURY SEVERITY; TAIWAN; TRAUMA;

EMERGENCY ROOMS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

HEALTH RISKS;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952448128     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.11.001     Document Type: Article

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