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Prevalence of frailty and associated factors in older adults seeking care at Swedish emergency departments

BACKGROUND: Internationally, prolonged length of stay for older adults in the emergency department (ED) is associated with increased risk of in-hospital adverse events. In Sweden patients 65 years and older account for 35% of emergency visits, and according to consensus from an international expert...

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Autores principales: Källberg, Ann-Sofie, Berg, Lena M, Skogli, Sara, Bjurbo, Charlotte, Muntlin, Åsa, Ehrenberg, Anna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10694934/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04545-2