Comprehensive geriatric assessment in the emergency department

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2032-2033

  Graf, Christophe E ^a   Zekry, Dina ^a   Giannelli, Sandra ^a   Michel, Jean Pierre ^a   Chevalley, Thierry ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DELIRIUM; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MENTAL TEST; MOOD; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; AGED; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS;

AGED; COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PATIENT ADMISSION;

EID: 78049370814     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03090.x     Document Type: Letter

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