Geriatric outcomes are improved by a Geriatric Trauma Consultation Service

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1040-1046

  Fallon Jr , William F ^a   Rader, Erin ^b   Zyzanski, Stephen ^c   Mancuso, Charlene ^b   Martin, Berni ^a   Breedlove, Linda ^a   DeGolia, Peter ^b   Allen, Kyle ^a   Campbell, James ^b  

^a AKRON CITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geriatric trauma; Geriatric trauma consultation; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DELIRIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33750952536     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000238652.48008.59     Document Type: Article

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