title: The broken chest: comment on "Factors associated with survival following blunt chest trauma in older patients".
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faulkner Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. prkenney@partners.org
authors.forename: Pardon R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Kenney
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D014139:Tracheostomy; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*