Mortality in elderly injured patients: the role of comorbidities

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-31

  Camilloni, Laura ^a   Farchi, Sara ^a   Rossi, Paolo Giorgi ^a   Chini, Francesco ^a   Borgia, Piero ^a  

^a Agency of Public Health of the Lazio Region   (Italy)

Author keywords

aged; clinical epidemiology; comorbidity; injury; mortality

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; ITALY; MALE; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; ROME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 47749109161     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300701800118     Document Type: Article

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