The impact of age and medical comorbidities on the outcome following severe trauma

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 86-94

  Cullinane, Daniel C ^a   Morris Jr , John A ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; COMORBIDITY; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; INJURY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032982958     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1489.1999.00086.x     Document Type: Review

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