title: Can we decrease the number of trauma patients 'missing in action'? A prospective pilot intervention to improve trauma patient compliance with outpatient follow-up at an urban Level I trauma center.
authors.affiliation: Center for Surgical Trials and Outcomes Research, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Adil H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Haider
authors.forename: Ronald H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Figura
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ladha
authors.forename: Marla
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: Kathy M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Noll
authors.forename: Suzette R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Heptinstall
authors.forename: Elliott R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Haut
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Efron
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008396:Maryland; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010351:Patient Discharge; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016012:Poisson Distribution; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*