Differences and discrepancies between 2005 and 2008 Abbreviated Injury Scale versions - time to standardise

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Ringdal, Kjetil G ^a,b,c   Hestnes, Morten ^b   Palmer, Cameron S ^d,e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODING; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; CLINICAL CODING; HUMANS; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84856466458     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-20-11     Document Type: Letter

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