Cognitive impairment among older adults in the emergency department

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-62

  Hirschman, Karen B ^a   Paik, Helen H ^b   Pines, Jesse M ^c   McCusker, Christine M ^a   Naylor, Mary D ^a   Hollander, Judd E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Emergency department; Older adult

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051521168     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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