Cost-effectiveness of a brief two-stage emergency department intervention for high-risk elders: Results of a quasi-randomized controlled trial

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-56

  McCusker, Jane ^a,b   Jacobs, Philip ^c   Dendukuri, Nandini ^a,b   Latimer, Eric ^d   Tousignant, Pierre ^b,e   Verdon, Josée ^f  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Sainté Publique   (Canada)

^f LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 0037229407     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mem.2003.4     Document Type: Article

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