Predictors of admission after emergency department discharge in older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 39-45

  Gabayan, Gelareh Z ^a,b   Sarkisian, Catherine A ^a,b   Liang, Li Jung ^a   Sun, Benjamin C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Medicare; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; END STAGE RENAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; CALIFORNIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

AGED; CALIFORNIA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84925235379     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13185     Document Type: Article

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