Trauma Mortality Factors in the Elderly Population
Trauma in the elderly population is frequent and is associated with significant mortality, owing not only to age-related factors, but also those complicated factors relating to lack of physical reserves, the injury severity, preexisting comorbidity, and insufficient ability for systemic compensation...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)
2008-03-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Gerontology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959808700036 |