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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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Autores principales: Okoye, Onyedika Godfrey, Olaomi, Oluwole Olayemi, Osi-Ogbu, Ogugua, Gwaram, Usman Adamu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: African Federation for Emergency Medicine 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8327492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34367894
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2021.06.001