The influence of cold weather on the usage of emergency link calls: a case study in Hong Kong

BACKGROUND: In response to an unexpected long cold spell in February 1996 which killed more than 100 older adults (mostly living alone) in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Senior Citizen Home Safety Association established a Personal Emergency Link Service to provide emergency contact to the older adults, w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chen, Feng, Yip, Paul SF
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4654920/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26590158
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12911-015-0191-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4654920/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26590158
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12911-015-0191-1

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