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Improving life expectancy: A ‘broken neck’ doesn’t have to be a terminal diagnosis for the elderly

Laura N Godat, Leslie M Kobayashi, David C Chang, Raul Coimbra
DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000174 Published 20 March 2018
Laura N Godat
1Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego Health Sciences, San Diego, California, USA
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1Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego Health Sciences, San Diego, California, USA
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2Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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3Department of Surgery, Riverside University Health System, Moreno Valley, California, USA
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Improving life expectancy: A ‘broken neck’ doesn’t have to be a terminal diagnosis for the elderly
Laura N Godat, Leslie M Kobayashi, David C Chang, Raul Coimbra
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open Mar 2018, 3 (1) e000174; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000174

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Improving life expectancy: A ‘broken neck’ doesn’t have to be a terminal diagnosis for the elderly
Laura N Godat, Leslie M Kobayashi, David C Chang, Raul Coimbra
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open Mar 2018, 3 (1) e000174; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000174
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