The epidemiology of trauma-related mortality in the United States from 2002 to 2010

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 913-920

  Sise, Robert G ^a   Calvo, Richard Y ^b   Spain, David A ^c   Weiser, Thomas G ^c   Staudenmayer, Kristan L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiologic trends; falls; firearms; motor vehicle traffic collisions; Trauma mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FALLING; FEMALE; FIREARM; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMA CENTERS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897039620     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000169     Document Type: Conference Paper

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