Overall distribution of trauma-related deaths in berlin 2010: Advancement or stagnation of german trauma management?

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2125-2130

  Kleber, Christian ^a   Giesecke, Moritz T ^a   Tsokos, Michael ^a   Haas, Norbert P ^a   Schaser, Klaus D ^a   Stefan, Poloczek ^b   Buschmann, Claas T ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Berlin Fire Department   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BERLIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867860692     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1650-9     Document Type: Article

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