Australian and New Zealand society for geriatric medicine: Position statement No. 14 guidelines for the management of older persons presenting to emergency departments 2008

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 153-157

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AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

AGED; AGING; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 69649105143     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2009.00380.x     Document Type: Article

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