Traumatic Brain Injury in Older Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department: Epidemiology, Outcomes and Risk Factors Predicting the Prognosis
Introduction: The continuing-to-grow number of older adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI) presenting to emergency departments (EDs) and hospitals necessitates the investigation of TBI in these patients. Objective: The present study was conducted to investigate the epidemiology of TBI and the fa...
Main Authors: | Farhad Heydari, Mohammad Golban, Saeed Majidinejad |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2019-08-01
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Series: | Advanced Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://ajem.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ajem/article/view/170 |
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