A model for rural trauma care

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 309-314

  McSwain, N ^a   Rotondo, M ^b   Meade, P ^a   Duchesne, J ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDICAL STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; WORKLOAD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HEALTH FACILITY SIZE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRIAGE; WORKLOAD; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84856424119     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7734     Document Type: Review

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