A sociomedical geriatric assessment in the emergency unit: An alternative to the hospitalization of elderly patients?;L'accueil gerontologique medicosocial aux urgences: Une alternative a l'hospitalisation des personnes agees en medecine?

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 85-90

  Gentric, A ^a   Duquesne, F ^a   Graziana, A ^a   Sivy, H ^a   Duges, F ^a   Garo, B ^a   Boles, J M ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Alternative to hospitalization; Elderly; Emergency unit; Geriatric, global medicosocial assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SELF CARE; SOCIAL MEDICINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0032005867     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-8663(97)83417-0     Document Type: Article

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