RT Journal
A1 Victorino GP, Chong TJ, Pal JD
T1 TRauma in the elderly patient
JF Archives of Surgery
JO Archives of Surgery
YR 2003
FD October 1
VO 138
IS 10
SP 1093
OP 1098
DO 10.1001/archsurg.138.10.1093
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.138.10.1093
AB 
The United States is witnessing a rapid growth of its elderly population. During the last century, the number of persons younger than 65 years tripled while the number of persons older than 65 years increased by a factor of 11. Because the elderly population in this country continues to grow and because elderly persons maintain independent and active lifestyles, there will be an increasing number of elderly patients requiring treatment for trauma-related injuries.