Is the Injured Child Different or Just Treated Differently with Respect to the Development of Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome?

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 181-182

  Thomas, Neal J ^a   Lucking, Steven E ^a   Dillon, Peter W ^a   Cilley, Robert E ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMORBIDITY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; AGE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NOTE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; HUMANS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0038785647     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200307000-00032     Document Type: Letter

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