Survival advantage for elderly trauma patients treated in a designated trauma center

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-77

  Pracht, Etienne E ^a   Langland Orban, Barbara ^a   Flint, Lewis ^b  

^a Health Policy and Management   (United States)

^b AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Instrumental variables; Trauma; Trauma systems

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79960413117     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31820e82b7     Document Type: Article

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