Gender-related outcomes in trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 430-435

  Mostafa, Gamal ^a   Huynh, Toan ^a   Sing, Ronald F ^a   Miles, William S ^a   Norton, H James ^a   Thomason, Michael H ^a   Napolitano, Lena M ^a   Blair, Willie C ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Outcome; Trauma

Indexed keywords

SEX HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEATH; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0036737317     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200209000-00006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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