TY  - JOUR
T1  - TRauma in the elderly patient
AU  - Victorino GP, Chong TJ, Pal JD
Y1  - 2003/10/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.138.10.1093
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 1093
EP  - 1098
VL  - 138
IS  - 10
N2  - 
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.

SN  - 0004-0010
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.138.10.1093
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.138.10.1093
ER  -