Long-term outcomes of ground-level falls in the elderly

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 498-503

  Ayoung Chee, Patricia ^a   McIntyre, Lisa ^b   Ebel, Beth E ^b   MacK, Christopher D ^b   McCormick, Wayne ^b   Maier, Ronald V ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

falls; Geriatric trauma; outcomes

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84894132949     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000102     Document Type: Article

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