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Emergency Department Visits for Traumatic Brain Injury in Older Adults in the United States: 2006–08

INTRODUCTION: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be complicated among older adults due to age-related frailty, a greater prevalence of chronic conditions and the use of anticoagulants. We conducted this study using the latest available, nationally-representative emergency department (ED) data to chara...

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Autores principales: Pearson, William S., Sugerman, David E., McGuire, Lisa C., Coronado, Victor G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3426370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22928058
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2012.3.11559