Survival Benefit of Treatment at or Transfer to a Tertiary Trauma Center among Injured Older Adults
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عنوان ژورنال: Prehospital Emergency Care
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1090-3127,1545-0066
DOI: 10.1080/10903127.2019.1632997