The effect of trauma center care on pediatric injury mortality in California, 1999 to 2011

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 704-716

  Wang, Nancy E ^a   Saynina, Olga ^a   Vogel, Lara D ^a   Newgard, Craig D ^c   Bhattacharya, Jayanta ^a   Phibbs, Ciaran S ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

designated trauma centers; injury mortality; instrumentalvariable analysis; Pediatric trauma; trauma systems

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEATH; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; ICD-9; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ADJUSTMENT; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84885358947     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31829a0a65     Document Type: Article

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