Brian S Diggs

Biographic Data

ID5541659
NAMEBrian S Diggs
GIVEN NAMESBrian S
FAMILY NAMEDiggs
SIGNATUREDIGGS B S
AFFILIATIONSOregon Health & Science University
ORCID0000-0003-3586-3757
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2009
H-INDEX0

  • A Population‐Based Survival Assessment of Categorizing Level III and IV Rural Hospitals as Trauma Centers

    Open AccessMelanie Arthur, Craig D Newgard et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Rural Health2009

    Context: Patients injured in rural areas are hypothesized to have improved outcomes if statewide trauma systems categorize rural hospitals as Level III and IV trauma centers, though evidence to support this belief is sparse. Purpose: To determine if there is improved survival among injured patients hospitalized in states that categorize rural hospitals as trauma centers. Methods: We analyzed a retrospective cohort of injured patients included in …

  • Racial Disparities in Mortality Among Adults Hospitalized After Injury

    Melanie Arthur, Jerris R Hedges et al.ARTICLEMedical Care2008References: 43

    BACKGROUND: Injury is a major cause of death in adults. Although racial disparities in healthcare access and health outcomes are well documented for medical conditions, the influence of race on access to emergent care after injury has received little scrutiny. OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine whether race was associated with risk of in-hospital death after injury. RESEARCH DESIGN: Data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (1998-2002…