High risk trauma in older adults in Hong Kong: A multicentre study

Injury

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1034-1041

  Yeung, Janice H H ^a   Chang, Annice Ling Mui ^b   Ho, Wendy ^c   So, Fung Ling ^d   Graham, Colin A ^a   Cheng, Beatrice ^e   Cheung, N K ^a   Ho, H F ^b   Yuen, W K ^a   Kam, C W ^d   Rainer, Timothy H ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Aetiology; Co morbidity; Elderly; Emergency departments; Hong Kong; Injury; Major trauma; Older adults; Outcome; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL;

AGED; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 48649108987     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2008.03.017     Document Type: Article

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