Female gender does not protect blunt trauma patients from complications and mortality

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 436-441

  Rappold, Joseph F ^a   Coimbra, Raul ^a   Hoyt, David B ^a   Potenza, Bruce M ^a   Fortlage, Dale ^a   Holbrook, Troy ^a   Minard, Gayle ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt trauma; Closed head injury; Complications; Gender differences; Mortality; Sexual dimorphism; Shock

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOCK; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0036739185     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200209000-00007     Document Type: Article

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