Increasing Trauma Deaths in the United States

@article{Rhee2014IncreasingTD,
  title={Increasing Trauma Deaths in the United States},
  author={Peter M Rhee and Bellal A. Joseph and Viraj Pandit and Hassan Aziz and Gary A. Vercruysse and Narong Kulvatunyou and Randall S. Friese},
  journal={Annals of Surgery},
  year={2014},
  volume={260},
  pages={13–21}
}
Objective:To determine the impact of the increasing aging population on trauma mortality relative to mortality from cancer and heart disease in the United States. Background:The population in the United States continues to increase as medical advancements allow people to live longer. The resulting changes in the leading causes of death have not yet been recognized. Methods:Data were obtained (2000–2010) from the Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System database of the Centers for… 
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