A research agenda for emergency general surgery: Health policy and basic science

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 322-328

  Morris, John A ^a   Fildes, John ^d   May, Addison K ^a   Diaz, Jose ^c   Britt, L D ^b   Meredith, J Wayne ^e  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

74:322 328; Acute care surgery. (J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2013

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84872086277     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31827d0fe3     Document Type: Article

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