A systematic review of the identification of seniors at risk (ISAR) tool for the prediction of adverse outcome in elderly patients seen in the emergency department

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 4778-4786

  Yao, Jin Lan ^a   Fang, Juan ^a   Lou, Qing Qing ^b   Anderson, Robert M ^c  

^a HUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Emergency treatment; Risk screening; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MORTALITY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

SCOPUS;

EID: 84931274845     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19405901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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