Epidemiology of geriatric trauma in United Arab Emirates

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 377-382

  Adam, Shehabeldin H ^a   Eid, Hani O ^a   Barss, Peter ^a   Lunsjo, Karl ^a   Grivna, Michal ^a   Torab, Fawaz Chikh ^a   Abu Zidan, Fikri M ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Mortality; Trauma in elderly; Traumatic injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 52049086226     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2007.08.018     Document Type: Article

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