Injury Hospitalization as a Marker for Emergency Medical Services Use in Elderly Patients

Prehospital Emergency Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 425-432

  Fleischman, Ross J ^a   McConnell, K John ^a   Adams, Annette L ^a   Hedges, Jerris R ^b   Newgard, Craig D ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Elderly; Emergency medical services; Geriatrics; Hospitalization; Injuries

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MEDICARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; OREGON; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77956388921     PISSN: 10903127     EISSN: 15450066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10903127.2010.493986     Document Type: Article

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