Level-I trauma center effects on return-to-work outcomes.
BACKGROUND: Injury is the leading cause of death for persons aged 1-44 years in the United States. Injuries have a substantial economic cost. For that reason, regional systems of trauma care in which the more acutely injured patients are transported to Level-I (L-I) trauma centers (TCs) has been wid...
- Autores:
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Prada Ríos, Sergio Iván
Mackenzie, Ellen J
Salkever, David
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of investigation
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2012
- Institución:
- Universidad ICESI
- Repositorio:
- Repositorio ICESI
- Idioma:
- eng
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repository.icesi.edu.co:10906/79039
- Acceso en línea:
- http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84862748699&partnerID=tZOtx3y1
http://hdl.handle.net/10906/79039
https://doi.org/10.1177/0193841X12442674
- Palabra clave:
- Trauma
Servicio de salud
Morbilidad
Mortalidad
Heridas
Economics
Economics
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
| Summary: | BACKGROUND: Injury is the leading cause of death for persons aged 1-44 years in the United States. Injuries have a substantial economic cost. For that reason, regional systems of trauma care in which the more acutely injured patients are transported to Level-I (L-I) trauma centers (TCs) has been widely advocated. However, the cost of TC care is high, raising questions about the value of such an approach. |
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