Increased medical attention needed for frail elderly initially admitted to the emergency department for lack of community support

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 56-60

  Elmstahl S ^a   Wahlfrid, C ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Community support; Discharge rate,; Elderly,; Emergency department; Social service

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY;

EID: 0344197617     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03399638     Document Type: Article

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