A population-based analysis of the discrepancy between potential and realized access to trauma center care

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 160-165

  Gomez, David ^a   Haas, Barbara ^a   Doumouras, Aristithes G ^a   Zagorski, Brandon ^b   Ray, Joel ^a,b   Rubenfeld, Gordon ^c   McLellan, Barry A ^c   Boyes, Donald M ^d   Nathens, Avery B ^a,b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Access to health care; geography of health; health services research; trauma; trauma center

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871583291     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31827b9649     Document Type: Article

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