Outcomes of admitted geriatric trauma victims

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 575-580

  Ferrera, Peter C ^a   Bartfield, Joel M ^a   D'Andrea, Carl C ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Accidents; Geriatrics; Injuries; Injury severity score; Multiple trauma; Traffic; Wounds

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONVALESCENCE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0033823721     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2000.9266     Document Type: Article

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