Medical short stay unit for geriatric patients in the emergency department: clinical and healthcare benefits;Unidad de observación de urgencias para pacientes geriátricos: beneficios clínicos y asistenciales

Revista Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 175-179

  Pareja, Teresa ^a   Hornillos, Mercedes ^a   Rodríguez, Miriam ^a   Martínez, Javier ^a   Madrigal, María ^a   Mauleón, Coro ^a   Álvarez, Bárbara ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GUADALAJARA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elderly; Emergency room; Short stay unit

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DEATH; DECUBITUS; DEMENTIA; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE; HEART DISEASE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOME; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 67651098978     PISSN: 0211139X     EISSN: 15781747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regg.2009.01.007     Document Type: Article

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