The impact of early emergency department allied health intervention on admission rates in older people: A non-randomized clinical study

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Arendts, Glenn ^a,b,c   Fitzhardinge, Sarah ^b   Pronk, Karren ^b   Donaldson, Mark ^c   Hutton, Marani ^d   Nagree, Yusuf ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^e FREMANTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84858382801     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-12-8     Document Type: Article

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