Outcome in elderly injured patients: Injury severity versus host factors

Injury

Volumn 28, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 588-592

  Van Der Sluis, C K ^a   Timmer, H W ^a   Eisma, W H ^a   Ten Duis, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOME; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031277720     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(97)00094-6     Document Type: Article

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