Emergency department discharge diagnosis and adverse health outcomes in older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1856-1861

  Hastings, S Nicole ^a,b   Whitson, Heather E ^a,b   Purser, Jama L ^b,c   Sloane, Richard J ^b   Johnson, Kimberly S ^b  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis group; Emergency department; Health services utilization

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; THORAX PAIN; WOUND;

AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 70350406139     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02434.x     Document Type: Article

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