Predictive outcomes for older people who present to the emergency department

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 178-183

  Crilly, Julia ^a,b   Chaboyer, Wendy ^b   Wallis, Marianne ^b,c   Thalib, Lukman ^b,d   Green, David ^a  

^a GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GOLD COAST HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^d KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Aged; Emergency; Emergency service; Nursing homes; Older people

Indexed keywords

EID: 55649087099     PISSN: 15746267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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