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A comparison of emergency department utilization by elderly and younger adult patients presenting to three hospitals in Hong Kong
BACKGROUND: The elderly population is increasing in absolute and relative terms in most developed countries, and this is protected to have a major impact on the delivery of health care, particularly acute and emergency services. The aim of this study is to describe the pattern of utilization of emer...
Autores principales: | Yim, Veronica W. T., Graham, Colin A., Rainer, Timothy H. |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer-Verlag
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672983/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19390913 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12245-009-0087-x |
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