Fifteen-year trauma system performance analysis demonstrates optimal coverage for most severely injured patients and identifies a vulnerable population

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 216, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 687-695

  Ciesla, David J ^a   Tepas III, Joseph J ^c   Pracht, Etienne E ^b   Langland Orban, Barbara ^b   Cha, John Y ^a   Flint, Lewis M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ICD-9; INJURY SEVERITY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 84875365208     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2012.12.033     Document Type: Article

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