Emergency medicine task shifting: Quick dash outcome scores of upper extremity injury management

This is a pilot study using the Quick DASH Survey (disabilities of arm, shoulder and hand), a validated outcome measurement tool. Our primary objective was to assess functional outcomes of patients with acute upper extremity injuries who were cared for by non-physician clinicians as part of a task-s...

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Main Authors: D.S. Frank*, K. Dunleavy, R. Nambaziira, I. Nayebare, B. Dreifuss, M. Bisanzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-12-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X13001584