Survey of elderly trauma patients with prolonged emergency department stays

International Journal of Gerontology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 215-221

  Chang, Wen Han ^a,b,c   Huang, Chien Hsuan ^d   Tsai, Cheng Ho ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^d Tai En Memorial Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elderly; Emergencies; Length of stay; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 59149107251     PISSN: 18739598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70010-9     Document Type: Article

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