Outcomes of severely injured adult trauma patients in an australian health service: Does trauma center level make a difference?

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2332-2340

  Curtis, Kate ^a,b,c,d,e   Chong, Shanley ^c   Mitchell, Rebecca ^c   Newcombe, Mark ^f,g   Black, Deborah ^b   Langcake, Mary ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^f WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g Greater Sydney Area HEMS   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80855138076     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-1217-1     Document Type: Article

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