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Focus on Geriatrics

Analysis of Trauma Characteristics Between the Older and Younger Adult Patient from the Pan Asian Trauma Outcome Study Registry (PATOS)

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Pages 875-885 | Received 23 Feb 2023, Accepted 01 Jul 2023, Published online: 29 Aug 2023

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