Care of the traumatized older adult

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 209-215

  Robbins, Leslie Myrick ^a   Courts, Nancy Fleming ^b  

^a FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AGED; AGING; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA;

EID: 9944221597     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4572(97)90094-X     Document Type: Article

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