High mortality rates from medical problems of frequent emergency department users at a university hospital tertiary care centre

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 2-5

  Salazar, Albert ^a   Bardés, Ignasi ^a   Juan, Antoni ^a   Olona, Noemí ^a   Sabido, Meritxell ^a   Corbella, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Emergency; Frequency; Mortality; Use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; SPAIN; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATIENT ADMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPAIN; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 21244449898     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200502000-00002     Document Type: Article

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