Characteristics of elderly patients presenting to the emergency department with injury

Keio Journal of Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-16

  Ng, William ^a,b   Fujishima, Seitaro ^a   Suzuki, Masaru ^a   Yamaguchi, Keiji ^a   Aoki, Katsunori ^a   Hori, Shingo ^a   Aikawa, Naoki ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elderly; Emergency department; Injury; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; JAPAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0036517511     PISSN: 00229717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2302/kjm.51.11     Document Type: Article

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