Emergency department visits for traumatic brain injury in older adults in the United States: 2006-08

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 289-293

  Pearson, William S ^a   Sugerman, David E ^a   McGuire, Lisa C ^a   Coronado, Victor G ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Emergency service delivery; Older adults; Traumatic brain injury; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865745668     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2012.3.11559     Document Type: Article

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