Increasing importance of the elderly in a trauma system

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 108-111

  Clark, David E ^a,b   Chu, Michelle K ^a,b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Elderly; Length of stay; Trauma system; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELDERLY CARE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL;

EID: 0036193986     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2002.31576     Document Type: Article

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