Triage of elderly trauma patients: A population-based perspective

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 217, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 569-576

  Staudenmayer, Kristan L ^a   Hsia, Renee Y ^b   Mann, N Clay ^c   Spain, David A ^a   Newgard, Craig D ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 84884504667     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.06.017     Document Type: Article

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