
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Gabbe, Belinda J 
A1  - Sutherland, Ann M 
A1  - Williamson, Owen D 
A1  - Cameron, Peter A 
T1  - Use of health care services 6&nbsp;months following major trauma
JF  - Australian Health Review
JO  - Aust. Health Review
Y1  - 2007
VL  - 31
IS  - 4
SP  - 628
EP  - 632
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AH070628 
N2  - To establish the use of health care services 6 months following major trauma, 243 blunt major trauma patients were recruited during their acute hospital stay and followed up by telephone interview at 6 months post-injury. Data collected at 6 months included health care service usage and their level of disability according to the Glasgow Outcome Scale ? Extended (GOSE). Ninety-four percent of patients were living in the community at 6 months, and most (69%) reported continued use of health care services. Of those with ongoing disability, non-compensable patients were significantly more likely (OR 3.7; 95% CI, 1.6?8.6) to have ceased health care service use than compensable patients, independent of injury severity. 
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