Inappropriate visits of elders to emergency departments: A retrospective survey at the Hospital of Pau;Passage inapproprié des personnes âgées aux urgences: Enquête rétrospective au Centre Hospitalier de Pau

Revue de Geriatrie

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 713-718

  Juge Boulogne, A ^a   Kervinio, C ^a   Drode, M ^a   Sauvanier, M ^a   Revel, V ^a   De La Fourniere, F ^a   Mangon, H ^a   Aye, P ^a   Albert, D ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE PAU   (France)

Author keywords

Appropriateness; Elderly; Emergency Department

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035667646     PISSN: 03977927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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