Older people presenting to the emergency department after a fall: A population with substantial recurrent healthcare use

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 742-747

  Close, Jacqueline C T ^a,b,c   Lord, Stephen R ^a   Antonova, Evgeniya ^d   Martin, Monique ^e   Lensberg, Benedikte ^e   Taylor, Morag ^a,c   Hallen, Jamie ^c   Kelly, Ann ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^e OPTUM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY CARE; FALLING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84865241557     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2011-200380     Document Type: Article

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