Geriatric assessment in frail older patients in the emergency department

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 275-282

  Fernández Alonso, Cesáreo ^a   Martín Sánchez, F Javier ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

emergency department; frail older patients; geriatric assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCREENING TEST; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 84887484252     PISSN: 09592598     EISSN: 14699036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0959259813000142     Document Type: Article

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