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World Journal of Surgery
Published in: World Journal of Surgery 7/2010

01-07-2010

Epidemiology of Trauma Deaths: Volume, Methodology, and Comparability—Reply to Letter

Authors: Zsolt J. Balogh, Julie A. Evans

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 7/2010

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We are thankful for the insightful comments on our prospective population-based epidemiological study on traumatic deaths in our trauma system (John Hunter Hospital, New South Wales, Australia) [1]. Our study evaluated the first year of our trauma center/trauma system after the establishment of the new trauma service and concluded the challenge of an aging population; the potential relative increase of hemorrhage related deaths in high-energy trauma and warned about the growing problem of low-energy fall related deaths. …
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Metadata
Title
Epidemiology of Trauma Deaths: Volume, Methodology, and Comparability—Reply to Letter
Authors
Zsolt J. Balogh
Julie A. Evans
Publication date
01-07-2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
World Journal of Surgery / Issue 7/2010
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-010-0539-8

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