A research agenda for geriatric emergency medicine

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 251-260

  Wilber, Scott T ^a,b,c   Gerson, Lowell W ^a  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medicine; Geriatrics; Research agenda

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FALLING; FIRST AID; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SCREENING;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0037335913     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/aemj.10.3.251     Document Type: Article

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