BMJ : British medical journal
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Multicenter Study
Reducing accident death rates in children and young adults: the contribution of hospital care. Steering Committee of the Major Trauma Outcome Study Group.
To assess the contribution of trauma care to the recent decline in accident death rates among children and young people. ⋯ Reductions in hospital case fatality have made an important contribution to reaching the Health of the Nation targets. The contribution of hospital care in the reduction of accident mortality should be taken into account in decisions about the allocation of resources to preventive and curative services.