Verification and Regionalization of Trauma Systems. The Impact of These Efforts on Trauma Care in the United States

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1009-1024

  Bailey, Jeffrey ^a   Trexler, Scott ^b   Murdock, Alan ^c   Hoyt, David ^d  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b SAN ANTONIO MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^d AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Regionalization; Trauma systems; Verification

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FUNDING; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAW; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REGIONALIZATION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864333402     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: 15583171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2012.04.008     Document Type: Review

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