Follow-up of elderly patients who refuse transport after accessing 9-1-1

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 391-395

  Vilke, Gary M ^a   Sardar, Winfred ^a   Fisher, Roger ^b   Dunford, James D ^b   Chan, Theodore C ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b City of San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

Against medical advice; AMA; Elderly; Paramedic; Prehospital; Refusal; Transport

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PATIENT TRANSPORT; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0036791727     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120290938003     Document Type: Article

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