The "silver Code" and the frail elder in the emergency Department

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 165-

  Salvi, Fabio ^a   Morichi, Valeria ^b   Dess Fulgheri, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NOTE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MORTALITY; TRIAGE;

EID: 75649128371     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glp157     Document Type: Letter

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