Motorcycle-related hospitalizations of the elderly

Motorcycle-related hospitalizations of the elderly

Background: To investigate the injury pattern, mechanisms, severity, and mortality of the elderly hospitalized for treatment of trauma following motorcycle accidents. Methods: Motorcycle-related hospitalization of 994 elderly and 5078 adult patients from the 16,548 hospitalized patients registered i...

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Main Authors: Ching-Hua Hsieh, Hang-Tsung Liu, Shiun-Yuan Hsu, Hsiao-Yun Hsieh, Yi-Chun Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:Biomedical Journal
Subjects:
Elderly
Helmet
Injury Severity Score (ISS)
Mortality
Motorcycle
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417017300975

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