Acute medical take or subacute-on-chronic medical take?

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 212-214

  Martin, M ^a   Yon Hin, P ^a   O'Neill, Desmond ^a  

^a ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; IRELAND; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 16544387121     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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