Elderly trauma: The two years experience of a University-affiliated Emergency Department

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages 62-67

  Yildiz, Mustafa ^a   Bozdemir, M N ^b   Kilicaslan I ^c   Atescelik M ^d   Gurbuz S ^a   Mutlu, B ^a   Onur, M R ^a   Gurger M ^e  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Sivas Numune Hospital   (Turkey)

^e Elazig Numune Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aged; Emergency service; Epidemiology; Hospital; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

AGED; ASSAULT; BLUNT TRAUMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; ELDERLY TRAUMA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STAB WOUND; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TURKEY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84860159659     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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