Exploring trauma recidivism in an elderly cohort

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 582-585

  Allan, Bassan J ^a   Davis, James S ^a   Pandya, Reeni K ^a   Jouria, Jassin ^a   Habib, Fahim ^a   Namias, Nicholas ^a   Schulman, Carl I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Geriatric; Injury; Readmission; Recidivism; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; BURN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GENITAL INJURY; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIDIVISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAB WOUND; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 84884671403     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2013.03.021     Document Type: Article

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