Trauma resuscitation of the elderly patient

Clinical Geriatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 34-36

  Rushing, Amy M ^a   Scalea, Thomas M ^a  

^a R ADAMS COWLEY SHOCK TRAUMA CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HIP; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MONITORING; MORTALITY; RESUSCITATION; SHOCK; SHORT SURVEY; SPINE; TRUNK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954485443     PISSN: 10951598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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