Falls, older adults, and the trend in utilization of CT in a level I trauma center

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 198, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 985-991

  Roudsari, Bahman ^a,b   Psoter, Kevin J ^b   Fine, Gabriel C ^a   Jarvik, Jeffrey G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

CT; Level I trauma center; Older adults; Trend analysis; Utilization rates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNICITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; TREND STUDY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84860342242     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.11.6976     Document Type: Article

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