Older adults use the emergency department appropriately

被引:5
作者
Salvi, Fabio [1 ,2 ]
Morichi, Valeria [3 ]
Vita, Diego [3 ]
Fallani, Mauro [3 ]
Dessi-Fulgheri, Paolo [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Osped Riuniti, Azienda Osped, SOD Clin Med Interna, I-60131 Ancona, Italy
[2] Univ Politecn Marche, Geriatr Postgrad Sch, Clin Med & Appl Biotechnol, Ancona, Italy
[3] Azienda Sanit Unica Reg, Emergency Dept, Fano, PU, Italy
关键词
ELDERLY-PATIENTS; INTERVENTIONS; PATTERNS; OUTCOMES; MEDICINE;
D O I
10.1007/s11739-008-0204-5
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
[No abstract available]
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页码:93 / 94
页数:2
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