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European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery 5/2013

01-10-2013 | Editorial

The European trauma course: trauma teaching goes European

Authors: K.-C. Thies, C. D. Deakin, P. M. Rommens, E. J. Voiglio, M. B. Sabbe, R. Arafat, G. Brattebø, F. K. Lippert, C. Lott, D. Robinson

Published in: European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery | Issue 5/2013

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified trauma as the major health care challenge of our century, claiming more productive life years worldwide than any other disease [1]. In the European Union (EU), injury accounts for 15 % of all deaths before the age of 60 years and is the fourth most common cause of death, with more than 235,000 deaths each year from injuries, equating to 600 injury fatalities per day [2]. In children, adolescents and young adults, accident and injury rates are even higher, being the leading cause of death in these age groups. …
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Metadata
Title
The European trauma course: trauma teaching goes European
Authors
K.-C. Thies
C. D. Deakin
P. M. Rommens
E. J. Voiglio
M. B. Sabbe
R. Arafat
G. Brattebø
F. K. Lippert
C. Lott
D. Robinson
Publication date
01-10-2013
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery / Issue 5/2013
Print ISSN: 1863-9933
Electronic ISSN: 1863-9941
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-013-0317-z

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