The Geriatric Trauma Institute: Reducing the increasing burden of senior trauma care

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 208, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 988-994

  Dela'O, Connie M ^a   Kashuk, Jeffry ^b   Rodriguez, Aurelio ^a   Zipf, Jami ^a   Dumire, Russell D ^a  

^a Department of Pharmaceutical Care Services   (United States)

^b Assia Medical Group   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cost reduction elderly trauma; Elderly trauma; Geriatric trauma

Indexed keywords

AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERIATRIC TRAUMA CARE; GERIATRIC TRAUMA INSTITUTE; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAUMATOLOGY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

AGED; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PENNSYLVANIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 84916940592     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.08.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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