Neglect assessment in urban emergency departments and confirmation by an expert clinical team

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1002-1006

  Fulmer, Terry ^a   Paveza, Gregory ^b   VandeWeerd, Carla ^b   Guadagno, Lisa ^a   Fairchild, Susan ^a   Norman, Robert ^c   Abraham, Ivo ^a   Bolton Blatt, Marguarette ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; EXPERT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEGLECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 24144469107     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.8.1002     Document Type: Article

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