Disparities in trauma center access of older injured motor vehicular crash occupants

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 742-747

  Ryb, Gabriel E ^a,b   Dischinger, Patricia C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Prince Georges Hospital Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Elderly; Motor vehicle crash; NASS CDS; Trauma; Triage

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTERNAL BIAS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEAT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 80052715465     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31822ba010     Document Type: Article

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