TY - JOUR T1 - TRauma in the elderly patient AU - Victorino GP AU - Chong TJ AU - 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 -