The presentation of elderly people at an emergency department in Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 742-744

  Lim, K H J ^a,b   Yap, K B ^a  

^a Department of Geriatric Medicine ^*  (Singapore)

^b CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Admission; Demography; Diagnosis; Geriatrics; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SINGAPORE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PREVALENCE; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0033250798     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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