Individual and population burdens of major trauma in the Netherlands

• Main Authors: Herman R Holtslag (Author), Eduard F van Beeck (Author), Rob A Lichtveld (Author), Loek PH Leenen (Author), Eline Lindeman (Author), Chris van der Werkend (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of major trauma on individual and population health. METHODS: Data from a regional trauma registry were used, including all trauma fatalities and nonfatal severely injured patients (injury severity score >15) in 1999 and 2000. The impact of fatalities was expressed...