Characteristics and Outcomes of Serious Traumatic Injury in Older Adults
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Characteristics and outcomes of serious traumatic injury in older adults.
OBJECTIVES To describe the seriously injured older adult; characterize and compare the differences in injury characteristics and outcomes in three subgroups of seriously injured older adults: aged 65 to 74, 75 to 84, and 85 and older; and identify risk factors for death, complications, and discharge placement at hospital discharge. DESIGN A retrospective secondary analysis of a statewide trau...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0002-8614,1532-5415
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2002.50051.x