Traumatic Injury in the Older Adult from Head to Toe

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 419-431

  Thompson, Hilaire J ^a   Bourbonniere, Meg ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; DELIRIUM; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; DELIRIUM; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33748131231     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2006.05.008     Document Type: Review

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