Health care utilisation following hospitalisation for transport-related injury

Injury

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1600-1605

  Ruseckaite, R ^a   Gabbe, B ^a   Vogel, A P ^a   Collie, A ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compensation; Health service use; Hospitalization; Road traffic injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPENSATION; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VICTORIA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864288330     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.03.011     Document Type: Article

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