What are the true costs of major trauma?

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1086-1095

  Rowell, David ^a   Connelly, Luke ^a,b   Webber, Jodie ^a,b   Tippett, Vivienne ^c,d   Thiele, David ^e,f,h   Schuetz, Michael ^a,e,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Australian Centre for Pre hospital Research   (Australia)

^d Queensland Government Department of Emergency Services   (Australia)

^e PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^g School of Engineering Systems   (Australia)

^h University Department of Surgery   (Australia)

Author keywords

Costs; Economic evaluation; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; QUEENSLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 79955783353     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3181ed4d29     Document Type: Article

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