The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 3 , Pages 348-353 , March 2010

Follow-up disparities after trauma: a real problem for outcomes research

Presented at the 52nd annual meeting of the Midwest Surgical Association, Lake Geneva, WI August 2–5, 2009.

  • William H. Leukhardt, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • MetroHealth Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Room H939, Hamann Bldg, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109-1998, USA
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  • Joseph F. Golob, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • MetroHealth Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Room H939, Hamann Bldg, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109-1998, USA
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  • Andy M. McCoy, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • MetroHealth Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Room H939, Hamann Bldg, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109-1998, USA
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  • Adam M.A. Fadlalla, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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  • Mark A. Malangoni, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • MetroHealth Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Room H939, Hamann Bldg, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109-1998, USA
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  • Jeffrey A. Claridge, M.D., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • MetroHealth Medical Center, Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Room H939, Hamann Bldg, 2500 MetroHealth Drive, Cleveland, OH 44109-1998, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-216-778-1005; fax: +1-216-778-1129

Received 26 July 2009 ,Revised 10 September 2009

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 Supported in part by grant number 1KL2RR024990 from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and NIH Road map for Medical Research. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of NCRR or NIH.

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.09.021

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 3 , Pages 348-353 , March 2010

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