Early revisit, hospitalization, or death among older persons discharged from the ED

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 125-129

  Friedmann, Peter D ^a   Jin, Lei ^b   Karrison, Theodore G ^b   Hayley, Deon Cox ^b   Mulliken, Robert ^b   Walter, James ^b   Chin, Marshall H ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Emergency services; Functional status; Geriatrics; Insurance; Medigap; Mental health

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035090154     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2001.21321     Document Type: Article

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