Long-term outcomes after injury in the elderly

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 486-491

  Inaba, Kenji ^a   Goecke, Michelle ^a   Sharkey, Philip ^a   Brenneman, Frederick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Blunt trauma; Elderly; Injury; Long term outcomes; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CANADA; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0037350465     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000051588.05542.D6     Document Type: Article

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