Older peoples' experience of accessing emergency care

Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 61-69

  Considine, Julie ^a   Smith, Robyn ^b   Hill, Keith ^b   Weiland, Tracey ^c   Gannon, John ^d   Behm, Christine ^e   Wellington, Peita ^f   McCarthy, Sally ^g  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NORTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d NORTHERN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne ^*  (Australia)

^g Department of Human Services ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Emergency medicine; Triage; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955414976     PISSN: 15746267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aenj.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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