Does Gender Difference Influence Outcome?

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 889-894

  Croce, Martin A ^a   Fabian, Timothy C ^a   Malhotra, Ajai K ^a   Tiffany, Bee K ^a   Miller, Preston R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blunt trauma; Gender differences; Mortality; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0036847799     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200211000-00013     Document Type: Article

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