Strengthening care for the injured globally

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1307-1316

  Mock, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79958809152     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318219c4ba     Document Type: Conference Paper

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