All-terrain vehicle trauma in the elderly: An analysis of a national database

American Surgeon

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 767-769

  Deladisma, Adeline M ^a   Parker, William ^a   Medeiros, Regina ^a   Hawkins, Michael L ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; SAFETY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTER; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 51649120425     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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