The effect of patient age upon survival in pediatric trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 1991, Pages 1521-1526

  Nakayama, Don K ^a,b,c   Copes, Wayne S ^a,b,c   Sacco, William J ^a,b,c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Tri Analytics Inc Bei Air ^*  (United States)

^c Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation Me chanicsburg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0026328285     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199111000-00010     Document Type: Article

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