Physician and nurse acceptance of technicians to screen for geriatric syndromes in the emergency department

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 489-495

  Carpenter, Christopher R ^a   Griffey, Richard T ^a   Stark, Susan ^a   Coopersmith, Craig M ^b   Gage, Brian F ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 80051487504     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2011.1.1962     Document Type: Article

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