Abstract:Introduction: Trauma is currently the ninth cause of mortality in the elderly. Several factors may have an impact on the outcomes after trauma in the elderly including background disease, sex, trauma severity, and age. The aim of this study was to understand the sex differences about trauma in this growing population. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, the records of all the traumatic injured people above 60 years of age who were admitted to a main center of trauma hospital in north of Iran in 2012 were stud… Show more
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