Demographic differences in injuries among the elderly: An analysis of emergency department visits

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 346-352

  Schwartz, Skai W ^a,b,c   Rosenberg, Deborah M ^b   Wang, Chen Pin ^a   Sanchez Anguiano, Aurora ^a,b   Ahmed, Shahbaz ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTUSION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPRAIN; WOUND;

EID: 13844275351     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200502000-00020     Document Type: Review

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