Care of the injured worldwide: Trauma still the neglected disease of modern society

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Sakran, Joseph V ^a,b   Greer, Sarah E ^b   Werlin, Evan ^c   McCunn, Maureen ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISABLED PERSON; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; INJURY; NEGLECTED DISEASE; REVIEW; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SURGERY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISABLED PERSONS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; NEGLECTED DISEASES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; WORLD HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84866161287     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-20-64     Document Type: Article

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