Emergency medicine in an ageing society

European Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 127-130

  Thummler C ^a  

^a Geriatrie /Sozialzentrum Bensheim   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Emergency medicine in the elderly; Emergency physican; Geriatric emergencies; Geriatric emergency training

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CURRICULUM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERIATRICS; GERMANY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN;

EID: 0036375039     PISSN: 14391147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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