Effects of establishing a trauma center on the mortality rate among injured pediatric patients in Japan.
INTRODUCTION:It remains unclear whether trauma centers are effective for the treatment of injured pediatric patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate children's mortality before and after the establishment a trauma center by using standard mortality ratios (SMR) and a modified observed-ex...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2019-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217140 |