Optimal approach to improving trauma triage decisions: A cost-effectiveness analysis

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Mohan, Deepika ^a,b   Barnato, Amber E ^a,c   Rosengart, Matthew R ^a,b   Angus, Derek C ^a,c   Smith, Kenneth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TRIAGE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84860747346     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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