Is geriatric care associated with less emergency fepartment use?

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 4-11

  D'Arcy, Laura P ^a   Stearns, Sally C ^b,c   Domino, Marisa E ^b,c   Hanson, Laura C ^c,d   Weinberger, Morris ^b,e  

^a MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

emergency department; geriatric care; nursing home; primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; OUTPATIENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872264537     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12039     Document Type: Article

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