Senior-friendly emergency department care: An environmental assessment

Journal of Health Services Research and Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-12

  Kelley, Mary Lou ^a,c   Parke, Belinda ^b   Jokinen, Nancy ^a,d   Stones, Michael ^a,e   Renaud, Donna ^a,f  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

^d Centres on Aging   (Canada)

^e Department of Psychology ^*  (Canada)

^f LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY WARD; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; STAFF TRAINING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROWDING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ONTARIO; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 78650807552     PISSN: 13558196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jhsrp.2010.009132     Document Type: Article

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