Characteristics of Older Adults Admitted to Hospital versus Those Discharged Home, in Emergency Department Patients Referred to Internal Medicine

BACKGROUND: Frail older adults present to the Emergency Department (ED) with complex medical, functional, and social needs. When these needs can be addressed promptly, discharge is possible, and when they cannot, hospital admission is required. We evaluated the care needs of frail older adults in th...

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Autores principales: Hominick, Kathryn, McLeod, Victoria, Rockwood, Kenneth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Canadian Geriatrics Society 2016
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4815936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27076860
http://dx.doi.org/10.5770/cgj.19.195

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4815936/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27076860
http://dx.doi.org/10.5770/cgj.19.195

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