Pattern of trauma in elderly patients seen at the trauma centre of national hospital Abuja, Nigeria

Introduction: The global population is aging, creating challenges for health systems. The mean age of patients with major trauma has increased over time, posing some challenges for trauma system designs. Elderly trauma patients are said to have higher mortality rates and longer hospital and intensiv...

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Main Authors: Onyedika Godfrey Okoye, Oluwole Olayemi Olaomi, Ogugua Osi-Ogbu, Usman Adamu Gwaram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X2100046X