Beyond the hospital doors: Improving long-term outcomes for elderly trauma patients

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 837-843

  Ayoung Chee, Patricia R ^a   Rivara, Frederick P ^b   Weiser, Thomas ^d   Maier, Ronald V ^c   Arbabi, Saman ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

elderly; postacute care; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STROKE PATIENT; AGE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; REHABILITATION CENTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; STROKE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REHABILITATION CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; STROKE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84926357538     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000567     Document Type: Article

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