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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Main Authors: Wen-Han Chang, Shin-Han Tsai, Yu-Jang Su, Chien-Hsuan Huang, Kou-Song Chang, Cheng-Ho Tsai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2008-03-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959808700036