Demographic profile of the elderly population in Dublin accident and emergency hospital catchment areas

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 84-86

  Walsh, J Bernard ^a   Coakley, D ^a   Murphy, C ^a   Coakley, J D ^a   Boyle, E ^b   Johnson, H ^b  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Eastern Regional Health Authority   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CITY; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

AGED; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; IRELAND; PATIENT ADMISSION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 2942579176     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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