Does lack of social support lead to more ED visits for older adults?

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 454-461

  Hastings, S Nicole ^a,b,c   George, Linda K ^c,e   Fillenbaum, Gerda G ^a,c   Park, Robert S ^d   Burchett, Bruce M ^c   Schmader, Kenneth E ^a,b,c  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISABILITY; DUKE SOCIAL SUPPORT INDEX; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; OUTPATIENTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 41849115517     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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