Repeat emergency medical services use by older adults in a rural community: Impact on research methods andstudy length

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-178

  Shah, Manish N ^a   Swanson, Peter ^a   Rajasekaran, Karthik ^a   Dozier, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency medical services; Geriatrics; Prehospital care; Research methods; Unique subjects

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; AGE; COMMUNITY CARE; FAMILY SIZE; RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK; RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70350666493     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10903120802706211     Document Type: Article

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