Elderly trauma inpatients in New York State: 1994-1998

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1297-1304

  Hannan, Edward L ^a   Waller, Christine Hicks ^a   Farrell, Louise Szypulski ^a   Rosati, Carl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FALLING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3142512454     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000075350.66739.53     Document Type: Article

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